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A friendly atmosphere

Posted By Swiss Toni

"A friendly atmosphere"

About: New Victoria Hospital / Cardiac rehabilitation

(as the patient),

The Cardiac Rehab Centre has provided me with a couple of months of  really useful bi-weekly group rehabilitation. 

Each session lasted approximately one and a half hours, comprising a 15 minute warm up followed by a session of circuit training of 10 different exercises and ending with a 10 minute cool down. The sessions were held in a bright airy studio to appropriate accompanying music. On occasions, there was a short presentation/discussion on related health natters at the end of the exercise session.

The sessions are conducted in a friendly atmosphere where staff lead you through simple exercises giving advice on the best methods of execution to achieve optimum benefit. 

The staff emphasize that participants exercise at their own respective levels and abilities, impressing upon everyone that there is no element of competition. 

Staff are attentive to individuals' personal limitations and I was impressed with their attention to cleanliness of equipment.

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Response from Zahida Aziz, Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Rehabilitation - New Victoria Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde yesterday
Zahida Aziz
Nurse Specialist, Cardiac Rehabilitation - New Victoria Hospital,
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Submitted on 14/11/2025 at 14:15
Published on Care Opinion at 14:15

Hello Swiss Toni

My name is Zahida, I’m one of the nurses who work with the cardiac rehabilitation team at the New Victoria hospital. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience of the exercise sessions you attended within the cardiac rehabilitation department at the New Victoria hospital.

I’m delighted you felt the team provided a friendly atmosphere and you feel that you received optimal benefit from the exercise classes

I’m really pleased that you feel the support you received from the team took into account individuals levels and abilities, whereby the staff empathised there was no requirement for any competitiveness, it certainly sounds as if you greatly enjoyed the sessions

I’m pleased you felt the gym was bright and airy, thank you for commenting on staff’s attention to the cleanliness of equipment in the gym, I will certainly feedback your kind comments to the wider cardiac rehabilitation team

We wish you all the best for the future

Best Wishes

Zahida

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