Patient Education Caring For Your Heart Booklet | Page 16

Warm-Up/Cool-Down Exercises Your heart rate needs to be increased slowly for safety. Repeat all exercises 10 times each. Do these slowly and take 5 minutes to warm up and 5 minutes to cool down. Lateral Neck Flexion Neck Rotation Neck Flexion Slowly bend head forward, then return to starting position. Tilt head toward shoulder, then tilt head toward the opposite shoulder. Turn head slowly over each shoulder. Shoulder Shrugs Shoulder Rolls With arms relaxed at sides, raise shoulders, then relax. Roll shoulders slowly backward, and then roll shoulders forward. 15 Sitting Knee Flexion/Extension Slowly straighten one knee and then return foot to the fl oor. Switch legs and repeat.