This course is Lesson 2 of a recently completed webinar entitled, "Cardiac Rehab, Recipe for Success." The entire series (9CEs) is available in the On Demand Presentations catalog.

Successfully completing this lesson will earn 1.5 CEs. For accreditation information and presenter biographies, Click here.

Topics:
I. The benefits of resistance training for Cardiac Rehab patients.
a. Review risks of resistance training

II. Risk stratification for resistance training
a. Which patients are appropriate for resistance training.

III. Exercise prescription for resistance training in different populations of Cardiac Rehab patients.
a. Exercise prescription for MI patients.
b. Exercise prescription for PCI patients.
c. Exercise prescription for Surgical patients.

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

- Explain the risks and benefits of resistance training for the Cardiac Rehab patient.
- Describe how to determine which patients are ready for resistance training.
- Describe the exercise prescription of resistance training for patients with angina, myocardial infarction (MI), percutaneous intervention (PCI), and surgical patients.