Heart Center of the Rockies

Phase One: Cardiac Rehabilitation for Inpatients
Cardiac illness requires a number of lifestyle adjustments. Education is provided for patients about how to identify and meet their heart health needs prior to leaving hospital care.

Education

Anatomy and physiology of the heart
Understanding heart disease
Cardiac risk factors
Guidelines for returning home
Reviewing/changing eating habits
Activity and exercise guidelines
Stress management
Smoking cessation

Medical Social Work

Counseling support available on request

Phase Two: Cardiac Rehabilitation for Outpatients
After hospital discharge, patients come to Cardiac Rehabilitation for more specialized information and begin a maintenance program of exercise, diet and stress management.

Exercise (three times a week)

Duration of program based on individual need
Designed to meet individual endurance/fitness needs
Supervised by a nurse and exercise therapist, cardiologists available each exercise session
Telemetry to monitor heart rhythm

Education (once a week)

Cardiac disease
Modifying cardiac risk factors
Heart-healthy diet
Benefits of exercise
Emotional adjustment
Medicines
Questions and answers with a cardiologist

Stress Management (once a week)

Recognize stressors
Develop coping skills
Biofeedback

Movement Classes (once a week or more)

Yoga
Qi Gong
Tai-Chi

Phase Three: Cardiac Rehabilitation
Similar to Phase Two except telemetry monitoring is one time a month.

Phase Four: Higher Intensity Cardiac Rehabilitation for Outpatients
Some outpatients benefit from increased endurance and higher activity levels.

Exercise (three times a week)

One hour sessions
Individually designed
State-of-the-art exercise equipment
Walking/jogging program and weight/strengthening exercises

Congestive Heart Failure Rehabilitation
Medical research shows that low-intensity exercise helps people with heart failure improve their strength, stamina and quality of life. Early management helps slow the progression of heart failure and can prevent frequent hospitalization. CHF rehabilitation is conducted in one-hour sessions, three times a week, and is designed to help you reach your potential for independence through:

Medically supervised exercise program
Medication management
Dietary instruction
Fluid management
Telemetry to monitor heart rhythm one time per month
CHF support group

The Attack Pack
This group of enthusiastic Cardiac Rehabilitation patients is a familiar sight at local races and around Fort Collins. They meet monthly for exercise, a heart-healthy breakfast, and camaraderie. The Attack Pack welcomes people of all ages, interests and exercise abilities. Please ask the Cardiac Rehabilitation staff for more information.

Cardiac Rehabilitation
Harmony Campus
2121 E. Harmony Road, Suite 200
Fort Collins, CO 80528
(970) 297-6550