10 ways exercise combats anxiety
Anxiety is the most common mental health condition and it’s nearly twice as common in women as men.
Getting active after a stent procedure
After a routine coronary angioplasty and stent insertion, there are lots of good reasons to make sure that you focus on fitness – and there are plenty of ways to do it.
Why exercise can help with pain management
A natural reaction for anyone experiencing pain caused by a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition such as arthritis or back pain is to rest up and sidestep activity.
How exercise can help manage diabetes
We all know that exercise is important to stay fit and healthy, but how can exercise help to manage diabetes?
Daniel’s Story
A keen alpine mountain biker, Daniel was just 27 when he was told he needed a replacement heart valve. As a supercar designer at McLaren, Daniel used his engineering background, and mindset, to investigate the best pathway to enable him to continue his active lifestyle...
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Michele, a staff nurse in Anesthetic and Recovery, talks about how she took an active role in her heart valve replacement. And her surgeon, Karen Booth, tells us what it was like to operate on a colleague...
Michele’s Story
A staff nurse in Anaesthetic and Recovery, Michele has an active, demanding job. So, when she began to experience initial symptoms of breathlessness and feeling faint, Michele assumed it was stress related. But, a year later, she was diagnosed with aortic stenosis...
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Marie tells us how she made an active choice to ensure she could continue to enjoy playing sport and travelling after her heart valve replacement...
Jo’s story
Born with a bicuspid aortic valve, diagnosed when she was just six weeks old, Jo always knew that one day she might need a heart valve replacement. Thirty-four years later when that day came...
Marie’s story
Following a visit to her GP, Marie discovered she had a bicuspid aortic heart valve. When her condition worsened and she was told she needed a replacement heart valve, Marie wanted to...