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your case manager in Cardiac Rehab will help you tremendously with that. For me, I was given the following math: 220 - your age. Then subtract your new resting heart rate. Then take the residual times 50% and add your new resting heart rate. That will give you the lower bound for your training. Then take the residual times 80% and add your heart rate. that will give you the upper bound. At least, that's what I was told to do. So, when I do intervals I run basically until I hit upper bound and then wait until I get back to the lower bound and do it all over again...

Terrie - That's a fantastic plan! I'm a numbers guy and had to ask my case mgr how she got to my "zones." Scary thing about Frozen as it is set in Arendal. Let's just say there is no snow there - ever, and if it snows the locals call police angry about the snow and not getting to work. The only bad thing about rehab is that it is inside. Much rather do what you intend to, but that time will come as well. Clay - it will be a great time when it comes. Can't wait to hear all about it.

Thanks guys that is consistent with what I was told. That being said I am at the 8 week mark and will beg for leniency :). - I want to get back to my max rides at 155-170 range. Like you Ole I am stuck in doors on my turbo trainer and right now to avoid going too hard I am writing this note. - Clay stick with it - at the 4 week mark I could barely do anything without heart spasms that took my heart rate above 100pct than somehow at week 5 it all stopped and week 6 I was walking 20km and week 7 riding my bike. The covert is truly non-linear it seems to keep in fits and jumps. - Terrie go for it! He best thing I ever did three years ago was go from couch potato to obsessed cyclist. I see the valve repair as a perfomance enhancer :) - I wear my incision with pride! Now if only i could enjoy a painless sneeze every once in a while :)

great post, I've been wondering the same thing, as I am at the 5 week mark and attempting to put together my own reconditioning plan. I've been able to walk (really, a stroll) for hours without fatigue, so I was told I could go back to the gym, and start with 30 minutes on a bike or treadmill, and if my heart rate got to 140 or so, to back off. I understand that to be an anaerobic workout, just below lactate threshold. After reading this post and Ole's interval workout, I am considering mixing it up with three types of cardio exercise: 1) a long slow walk outside, or easy biking at the gym (for endurance, anything over an hour): 2) a shorter but slightly faster "tempo" walk, jog or bike (anaerobic, 30 - 45 mins); and 3) intervals: fast walk/slow walk or jog/ walk, run/walk or fast bike/ slow bike (aerobic intervals to increase "max VO2"). I believe this would use the muscles differently and work the cardiovascular and respiratory systems differently as well. I should add stretching and light weights if it doesn't bother my sternum. Does this sound reasonable, or similar to what some of you are doing in rehab? Before my surgery a few liters of blood was taken, just in case, and at the end, it was put back. Is this doping? If so, I expect enhanced performance as well!