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Exercise helps heart a ack victim turn his life around
At the age of 72 the world of Roger Stanton was about to be turned upside down.
Roger was rushed to the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield a er suffering from a heart a ack.
After being treated at the hospital, and a er a four-week rest to recuperate, Roger was referred to one of the Nation- al Centre for Sport and Exer- cise Medicine sites at Graves Health and Sports Centre in Sheffield.
While he was recuperating there he joined the Fit4Health
rehabilitation scheme to re- gain not only his physical health, but also to boost his confidence, too.
At the centre a tailored ex- ercise programme was cre- ated for him, which included some brisk walking, also some bike riding and li ing weights – all of these things under the supervision of a specialist at the centre, Jo Strong.
It is now a year since Rog- er’s heart a ack and, thanks to his exercise programme, he has managed to get his life back on track and he is
once again able to get back to walking in the Peak District – which is something he did not think he would be able to do again.
Roger said: “A heart a ack is not just a physical trauma, but it is also a mental shock. It sounds strange now, but I did find any vigorous exercise a lit- tle scary.”
He added: “With patience and some strong leadership Jo Strong encouraged me to exercise more and more. I found that her experience and control of our progress
was assuring, comforting and confidence building. It was af- ter several weeks of good ad- vice it had me back in the Peak District completing short five- mile walks.”
Roger is testament to the importance of taking exer- cise and of doing physical ac- tivity and he shows how doing this can turn someone’s life around.
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site. Roger Stanton, who suffered a heart a ack and is now recuperating