Physical rehabilitation at the NYU Cardiac Rehabilitation Center takes place
in our new fully instrumented, state-of-the-art gym. Patients work out with
a beautiful river views and a view of the skyline of Manhattan. A patient specific
regimen is made as soon as a patient enters the rehabilitation program. Patients
work out to build both aerobic capacity and strength.
Patients are organized into classes, which also function as support and social
groups. Patients often make lifelong friends here at the center. Classes always
start with stretching with one of our physical therapists, nurses or exercise
physiologists, followed by warmup, excercise and a cool down period.
 Patients
receive individual attention from our physical therapists, nurses and exercise
physiologists, even while working out in a group setting. Both outpatients and
inpatients are fully supervised, to assure maximum safety and fitness is achieved
throughout the workout.
Patient monitoring is accomplished through individual attention by trained
cardiac rehabilitation physical therapists, exercise physiologists, nurses
and physicians before, during and after the workout. Patients are also electronically
monitored through special wireless cardiac monitors worn throughout the workout.
The cardiac status of all patients is continuously monitored for patient safety
and maximum effectiveness of the workout.
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