by Anuja Mhatre | Mar 30, 2021 | cardiopulmonary system, corona virus, covid19
Resuming normal physical activity after Covid requires you to have optimal function of 1. Respiratory muscles 2. Cardiac function 3. Strength in skeletal muscles. Our cardiac rehab expert Dr Anuja Mhatre explains how Covid Rehabilitation works in our latest blog...
by Anuja Mhatre | Jan 8, 2021 | cardiopulmonary system
Most dialysis patients believe they cannot exercise. The truth is—most dialysis patients CAN and SHOULD exercise. Many renal patients describe regular exercise as the first activity that made them feel “normal” again after starting dialysis...
by Anuja Mhatre | Sep 28, 2020 | cardiopulmonary system, psychology
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) has traditionally been seen as a “man’s problem”. CVD is the leading cause of death in women too, worldwide. The misconception that women are protected against CVD makes it’s management all the more challenging. There is a...
by Anuja Mhatre | Aug 28, 2020 | cardiopulmonary system, psychology
Cardiac rehabilitation is a branch of rehabilitation medicine or physical therapy dealing with optimizing physical function in patients with cardiac disease or recent cardiac surgeries. Cardiac Rehabilitation Team Cardiac rehab is provided in an outpatient clinic or...
by Abhay Kedari | Aug 18, 2019 | cardiopulmonary system, Cycling, diet, Endurance, exercise physiology, Fitness, Ironman, Lactate Threshold, Marathon, Running, Swimming, Triathlon, Ultra-endurance, VO2 max
Understanding how our bodies work will be quite helpful in our pursuit to optimise Endurance performance. A person training for competing in endurance-based events requires a significant amount of energy. In this part, we will learn about energy and the various...
by Abhay Kedari | Aug 17, 2019 | cardiopulmonary system, Cycling, Endurance, exercise physiology, Fitness, Ironman, Marathon, Running, Swimming, Triathlon, Ultra-endurance, VO2 max
The cardiovascular circulatory system transports food, hormones, metabolic wastes, and gases (oxygen, carbon dioxide) to and from cells. Double circulatory system. Vector diagram In our earlier blog we have seen that endurance based activities primarily depend on...
