‘It has helped me to maintain the fitness levels I achieved with the cardiac nurses prior to being discharged from hospital.  I have also met new friends and discussing their experiences that they incurred during their treatment’. David, who had 3 stents fitted in 

‘Since my by-pass 13 years ago, I have exercised twice a week.  The exercising has helped a great deal but so has the support and companionship of the group’.  Ted 90

Heart-Throbs has given me a steady fitness regime that has given me a standard of fitness that enables me to resume, as best as possible, my day-to-day life with a chance of compounding that fitness’. Bob, a retired Med Lab Scientific Officer and football referee who had an aortic valve replacement at The London Heart in .

‘The exercise classes have made me much fitter which helps my tissue valve’.  Barrie, a market trader, who had an aortic valve replacement 

‘Heart-Throbs has helped by doing it in a group and meeting people in a similar position’. Stanley, who had 5 stents fitted at The Royal Free, Hampstead in 

‘Heart-throbs has given me confidence and good friendship’. Peter, who had double bypass and mitral valve repair at Barts in 

‘Heart Throbs has kept me going’. Trevor, a retired pharmacist, who had stents fitted at the London Chest Hospital 

‘Regular, monitored exercise keeps me fit and combined with sensible diet helps to prevent a recurrence of the problems.’  Malcolm, a former accountant who had angioplasty in 

‘Heart-Throbs has helped me to get fit and then to keep fit’.  Vic, a retired roofing contractor, who had 2 stents fitted at Chase Farm in ‘I would suggest that anyone who has had a heart problem and has been through rehab contact Heart throbs to continue their exercise.  Ten years ago, when I was 70, I had 2 stents fitted and was advised to follow up exercising which I did, and have not looked back. I go twice a week and enjoy the company and new friends that I have made. My husband and I also find the monthly meetings quite interesting’.  Sylvia

‘I feel much better after the exercise & I enjoy the company’  Dennis, who had 3 stents