Getting back to everyday life after a heart event

Recovering after a heart attack, stent, bypass, or valve surgery can feel uncertain. Your energy changes day to day. Medications like beta-blockers can make heart rate numbers less helpful. It’s normal to worry about doing too much.

Common worries we can help with

  • Not knowing where to start after hospital or NHS rehab
  • Feeling breathless or low on confidence with everyday tasks
  • Exercising safely on beta-blockers or with a pacemaker/ICD
  • Pacing recovery after bypass or valve surgery, including sternal precautions
  • Avoiding wiping yourself out

Your personal cardiac rehab plan

Cardiac rehabilitation with us is calm, clear and tailored. One-to-one sessions at home or online, shaped around your heart history, medications and how you feel that day.

We start gently and build at a steady pace so walking, stair, and everyday tasks get easier without overdoing it. We keep an eye on breathlessness, symptoms and recovery, and adjust the plan so you finish feeling better, not wiped out.

With your permission, we can coordinate with your GP or cardiology team.

Start with a free 15-minute enquiry call

Not sure where to begin after a heart event or surgery? Let’s talk it through first. In a short call we listen to your story, check if 1:1 cardiac rehabilitation is right for you now, and outline safe first steps. No pressure.

What we cover

  • Your heart history, current symptoms and goals
  • Medications (including beta-blockers) and what that means for exercise
  • Where sessions happen: at home in London/Surrey or online UK-wide
  • Scheduling and fees, simply explained

Prefer to talk now? Call 020 8226 0034

What we work on in sessions

Small, steady steps can add up. These one-to-one sessions help you move better now and protect your independence over time.

Aerobic

Gentle walking and light intervals help your heart health and make daily movement easier. Sessions are tailored to your symptoms and breathing. They include warm-ups, cool-downs, and gradual progress, so breathlessness eases over time.

Strength

Light, joint-friendly strength work rebuilds the muscle you need for stairs, getting up, carrying shopping and other daily tasks. It supports bone and joint health and helps counter the deconditioning that can follow a hospital stay or time off after a procedure.

Mind and mood

Mobility

Simple mobility work reduces stiffness and improves comfortable range, so dressing, reaching and turning feel easier. Better posture and easier movement make walking and other exercises feel more natural and less tiring.

Balance

Targeted balance practice builds steadier steps and confidence indoors and out, including stairs and uneven paths. Safer movement means fewer near-misses and a clearer path back to the activities you enjoy.

How our cardiac rehabilitation works

A simple plan, steady support and clear safety checks. We start gently and build at your pace, at home or online.

First conversation and gentle checks

We talk through your heart history, procedures and medications, then do a short movement check in everyday clothes. If appropriate, we take simple resting measures (like blood pressure) and agree on what matters most.

Personalised plan

We outline the next few weeks with a basic walking plan. This includes light strength training, warm-ups, cool-downs, and sensible pacing. The intensity depends on how you feel each day. We also adjust for medications or post-op precautions as needed.

One-to-one sessions

Typically 60 minutes, weekly or fortnightly. We monitor how you feel (breathlessness, effort, symptoms) and adjust on the day. Sessions are structured, predictable and designed to feel safe and doable.

Simple home practice

Short walks and easy exercises to keep progress going between sessions. Clear written or video prompts if you’d like them, plus guidance on how to spread activity across your week. No special kit needed.

Progress you can see

We use straightforward checks like comfortable walking distance or time, sit-to-stand reps and how hard familiar walks feel. We review every 6-8 weeks and update your plan.

Ready to begin? We’ll make the first step easy. Contact us or call 020 8226 0034.

Joined-up care

With your permission, we can coordinate with your cardiologist or GP and align with any NHS/private cardiac rehab you’ve done. If symptoms are new or worsening (chest discomfort, unusual breathlessness, dizziness or palpitations), we stop and follow clinical advice first.

Who we support

We help people at every stage of heart health with one-to-one cardiac rehabilitation and clinical exercise. Whether you’re recovering after a heart event, managing a long-term condition or looking to lower risk, we pace sessions to your energy, symptoms and medications.

Cardiac conditions

Heart attack recovery, heart surgery rehabilitation, arrhythmias, angina, stable heart failure. Gentle, structured exercise to rebuild stamina and confidence with clear OK / ease / stop guidance.

Post-procedural
support

After stents, bypass, valve surgery or pacemaker/ICD insertion. Graded return to activity, respecting sternal precautions and device guidance.

Cardiovascular risk factors

High blood pressure, high cholesterol, family history of heart disease. Regular, tailored activity can support risk-factor management alongside your medical care.

Preventive care

Reduce risk through safe, sustainable exercise and lifestyle support, with simple progress checks you can see. We’ll help you build a routine that lasts.

General heart health

Improve everyday stamina, strength and confidence for walking, stairs and daily tasks.

Not sure where you fit? Tell us what you want to get back. We’ll shape the plan around you and, with your permission, coordinate with your cardiology or GP team. Contact us

“I started with Josh in December 2024 after heart bypass and a stroke. His expertise, dedication and kindness has completely changed my health and my outlook. He has in depth knowledge, not only about diet and fitness but all my medical conditions.

Annie

“I suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in 2023 and am very lucky to have made a recovery at all, but with the ongoing support from Victoria and Josh, I’m fitter and stronger than I have been in 10 years.”

Paul

Why choose Longevity Health & Fitness

Specialists in cardiac rehabilitation

Qualified clinical exercise professionals with real experience after heart attack, stent, bypass and valve surgery, as well as stable heart failure and angina. We understand beta-blockers, nitrates and anticoagulants, and how they affect exercise.

Personal and medication-aware

Each session matches your goals and how you feel that day. We set a steady, safe pace by watching your breathing and symptoms, and we adapt for medicines that can blunt heart-rate response.

Safe, steady and symptom-aware

Gentle start, clear warm-ups/cool-downs and simple rules for what’s OK, when to ease and when to stop. Post-op, we respect precautions (including sternal care and lifting limits). All practitioners are DBS-checked and insured.

Home-based and flexible

Most people train at home for comfort and confidence. We can also meet in a local park or online. No special kit needed, we bring what’s required and can use everyday items.

Trusted and joined-up

We’re happy to coordinate with your cardiologist or GP, and to continue support after NHS/private cardiac rehab (Phase 4). If symptoms are new or worsening, we pause and follow clinical advice first.

Progress you can see

Straightforward checks (comfortable walking distance/time, sit-to-stand reps and how effort feels) show what’s improving and what we’ll focus on next.

What progress can look like

Following a heart attack, Andy was anxious about returning to exercise and lacked confidence in their physical abilities.

With our cardiac rehabilitation sessions, we focused on safe, progressive aerobic exercise, gentle strength training, and education around heart health.

Andy

Barbara, aged 70, had been diagnosed with heart failure and was struggling with fatigue, breathlessness, and reduced mobility.

After a consultation with us, a personalised cardiac rehabilitation plan was created to carefully build cardiovascular fitness while monitoring symptoms and ensuring safety at every stage.

Barbara, 70

Following a sudden cardiac arrest in 2023, Paul, aged 64, was focused on rebuilding confidence in everyday movement and understanding how to exercise safely after a major cardiac event. Despite having previously considered himself fit, returning to physical activity felt daunting, particularly when it came to cardiovascular exercise such as walking.

Paul, 64

Cardiac rehabilitation FAQs

People recovering after a heart attack, stent/angioplasty, bypass or valve surgery, and those living with stable heart failure, angina or arrhythmias. It also helps if you’re de-conditioned with high blood pressure, high cholesterol or type 2 diabetes.

Physio often treats joints, muscles or immediate post-op issues. Cardiac rehab focuses on exercise for heart health: safe aerobic work, light strength, breathing and pacing, plus simple safety rules so you can return to daily life with confidence. We complement physio and your medical care.

We follow your clinician’s advice. Many people begin gentle activity within weeks, progressing gradually. If anything is new or worsening (chest discomfort, unusual breathlessness, dizziness or palpitations), we wait and seek clinical guidance first.

We don’t rely on heart-rate targets. We pace exercise by how you feel and how you’re breathing: a steady, controlled breath, a pace that feels manageable, and finishing each bout with some energy left. We also look at how quickly you settle after a short effort and watch for warning signs (chest discomfort, unusual breathlessness that doesn’t ease, dizziness, palpitations). If any show up, we stop and follow your clinician’s advice. Your plan is always adjusted for your medication and recovery stage.

We stop immediately, follow your safety plan, and you contact your clinician or emergency services as advised. We’ll only resume when it’s medically appropriate.

No fixed commitment. Many people start with 8–12 weeks to build stamina and confidence, then review. We’ll agree a pace and pattern that suits your recovery and routine.

Yes. You’ll get a simple walking plan, light strength work and breathing strategies between sessions. Clear written or video prompts if you’d like them. No special kit required.

Mostly at home. We can also meet in a local park or online. We bring what’s needed and can use everyday items at home. Supportive shoes and comfortable clothes are enough.

Happily. We can continue as Phase 4 support or run alongside your programme. With your permission we’ll coordinate with your cardiology/GP team.

Typically 60 minutes, weekly or fortnightly. We’ll set the frequency that fits your goals, medications and energy.

We adapt. That might mean a shorter walk, lighter strength, more breathing and pacing, or simply reviewing your plan. Useful progress without wiping you out.

Yes, if your clinician agrees you’re stable to exercise. We start gently, monitor symptoms and adapt around medications and other conditions.

Yes. We work safely with pacemakers and ICDs. We follow your device team’s guidance and any movement precautions (for example, early limits on lifting or arm movement on the implant side), pace sessions by how you feel and how you’re breathing rather than chasing heart-rate numbers, and progress gradually. If anything needs checking, we’ll liaise with your cardiologist/device clinic. If you ever have new symptoms (chest discomfort, unusual breathlessness, dizziness or shocks), we stop and follow clinical advice first.

Home visits across London and Surrey, plus online support wherever you are. Not sure if you’re in range? Contact us and we’ll confirm.

Book an initial consultation. We’ll discuss your heart history, medications and goals, do a gentle movement check, and agree a safe, clear plan.

Call 020 8226 0034

Home visits in London & Surrey (online everywhere)

Home visits across London, Surrey and nearby areas, with flexible online appointments wherever you are. Not sure if you’re in range? Contact us or call 020 8226 0034 and we’ll confirm.

Home visits in London & Surrey (online everywhere)

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