"What Exercise Regimen Should Patients with Myocardial Bridge Follow?"

Exercise and Myocardial Bridging

Typical exercise routines for myocardial bridging patients encompass jogging, walking, and Tai Chi. These low-intensity activities typically pose minimal cardiac burden. While exercise alone cannot rectify myocardial bridging—a structural disorder—regular, non-strenuous exercise bolsters myocardial contractility and overall health.

Myocardial bridging is commonly diagnosed via coronary angiography. In symptomatic cases, adhering strictly to medical advice and improving diet and lifestyle are paramount. Recommended lifestyle adjustments include:

• Establishing a habit of waking up 40 to 60 minutes earlier
• Outdoor jogging post-wakeup for mild body warm-up, as a preparatory step for morning exercises
• Practicing radio calisthenics or learning basic martial arts movements, emphasizing form over spirit for correct execution
• Performing deep breathing exercises with loud exhalations during morning workouts to enhance lung capacity, voice projection, and respiratory functions
• Regularly engaging in in-place jumps, high-point touches, and running jumps to foster growth, muscle strength, explosive power, endurance, and running speed
• Utilizing parallel and horizontal bars for exercise to meet or exceed high school physical fitness benchmarks
• Taking a post-dinner walk and performing exercises like push-ups, hanging from bars, inverted handstands, and sit-ups at home or in the dormitory, gradually increasing intensity as the body adapts

Note: Individuals under 23 should abstain from weightlifting and high-intensity exercises (e.g., pull-ups, weight training, squats) as they may hinder height growth and contribute to leg obesity.