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10 years with a mechanical St.Judes "clicker" - heart function normal, ventricle size reduced to normal a few month post surgery, very active ==> I lead a normal life :) allow me to share a few thoughts 1. I exercise regularly, always with a Polar HR monitor 2. Doing a fair bit of high...

same here same here my LV was moderatetly dilated, it took me about 6 month to return to normal and stayed like that ever since then. Three times a week I exercise, but dont push my max HR much over 140, mostly in the 120-ies average (Polar HR monitor ALWAYS on duty) all the best

I took it slow and low for the first three month post surgery, just some walking, slow pace on the treadmill and the like. Then gradually upped the stakes (always with a Polar - trying to stay within 120-140 range with the occasional burst to 150); now Im into high altitiude hiking (last year...

Im a long time (term??) Polar user, it is important to make the chest strap really really really wet and yes sometimes your neighbour in the gym cross-talks, quickly do a manual check of your HR, then move on if there is nothing extra ordinary well2all ar be

go for a ConceptII, most stable and reliable, maintenance & repair everywhere, most widely used (big online comunities available) and of course get a heart rate monitor (for the most recent Concept I beleive the monitor comes with it, you only need to buy the chest strap) enjoy :)

my 2 cents: (1) get a professional to advise you, no point doing self-experiments (2) recommended HR depends on whether you take medicine (3) post surgery GO SLOW, there is no point rushing anything for the sake of short term gaining 2-3 weeks... (4) personally - i went with formula similar to...

just returned from a trek up to 4700 meters above sea leavel (i guess that is app 15000 feet), i did prepare well upfront, got slowly acclimatised and made sure that my HR stayed <140 all the time. No probs at all. I would check with the cardio upfront, and as many others here say: do what...

the mountain bike the mountain bike has made it from the basement back onto the road/tracks....

last week was fantastic, 5 exercise sessions (1 yoga, 2 fast steep uphill walks and 2 indoor cardio), but this week looks bad, probably one round of gym only :(

here is my plan for 2010 here is my plan for 2010 I managed to gather a few friends to join me for a high altitude trek (we will cross some passes that are > 4900 meters above sea level (>16000 feet)) in mid May this year. Preparation: twice a week gym (cardio), once a week Yoga to keep the...

3 times a week (mostly but not all the time); mix of gym (cardio mostly a little bit of weights) and the occasional hike/bike excursion. I ALWAYS wear my Polar when I exercise and keepvery honest an exact track on the polar www of what I do. I try to stay within 120-140 bpm HR. Just completed...

you exercise 6 times a week (4* swim plus 2* treadmill) and consume 1000kcal a day only? Did you consult with a doc prior to engaging in that kind of regime? THis sounds almost like under-nutrition to me?? Support above comments iro prior fitness levels, current BMI and using HR-monitors. good...

VERY personal opinion:I absolutely dont see the point of sitting in an oven and doing Yoga (plz note I practise Yoga - irregularly though - since app 12 years). Without any scientific proof for my claim: I have a nagging feeling this is NOT that healthy (cf the blood pressure comments made...

go slow with the flow, dont force anything and focus on the breathing, then nothing should happen! Im back into Yoga since app 6 month post surgery. enjoy

4 years post surgery, moderately higher than during my fittest years prior to surgery. but still in the high 50-ies/low 60-ies. note: other than rat poison no other drugs for me take care

upz for you - very well done, indeed! do u measure heart rate while hiking? If so what kind of HR do you reach on a steady uphill track? best regards

I'm 3y post AVR, based on my cardio's reccomendation I do as follows: (1) always with Polar HR monitor (2) excercise in a range of 115-145 (I'm 43y plus change) (3) average arnd 130 (4) 2-3 times a week this allowes me to hike up a mountain (app 1450 meters altitude difference) without any...

Tom I wouldnt jump to conclusions too early , simply based on that set of numbers. Understand that the numbers at first glance are not what you are looking for, but do you have a benchmark against people (over the same time period, same age group) how they are doing over a 16y + time span...

well done! well done! dear Wes would you mind telling me more about which mountain you climbed? I just came back from trekking up Mount Gede in Indonesia (starts at 1450 meters asl, peak is 2950 meters asl), which I managed to do relatively well. My concern is not really physicall/mental...

dear co-valvers today a year ago i was wheeled out of the theatre with a brand new st judes aortic valve clicking and ticking in me. Want to share some observations with all of you: * luckily been a text-book case all the way through, left ventricle size back to normal after 3 month * went...