Nanaimo

Take Heart & Breathe Well is a 12 week supervised cardiac exercise program that can benefit people who have had a heart event and/or breathing problems, as well as other chronic illness. Under the supervision of qualified medical and exercise staff, patients will learn an exercise program to improve their health and quality of life.

This supervised exercise program includes an individual assessment & exercise prescription, aerobic & strength training, and informal risk factor information. Participants are encouraged to do additional exercises on their own. The goal is to help build confidence with activity and to learn safe exercise limits. Program duration, cost, and structure (in person or virtually) varies depending on program site location and patient need.

Located in local community recreation centres, patients can call directly to self-refer.
This program is of benefit to people who have had a heart event, who have risk factors, or chronic conditions such as: