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Clinically informed guidance on cardiac rehabilitation, exercise safety, nutrition, and lifestyle medicine — written by Richard Stantiford, ACSM C-EP.

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What Happens in a Phase 4 Cardiac Rehab Session?

May 13, 2026

  If you’ve recently completed your NHS cardiac rehabilitation programme, or you’ve been referred straight to Phase 4, you might…

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The Evidence Behind Phase 4: What the Research Shows

April 20, 2026

Cardiac rehabilitation has one of the strongest evidence bases in all of cardiovascular medicine. Decades of research, spanning large randomised…

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Personal Trainer Lancing: Feel Stronger, Move Better, Live Fully After 50

December 19, 2025

Personal Trainer Lancing: Feel Stronger, Move Better, Live Fully After 50 If you’re over 50 and living in Lancing, you’ve…

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Optimise your Cardio-Metabolic Health with the Malhotra Method

May 31, 2022

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Cholesterol lowering Misleading says Cardiologist

April 11, 2022

Cholesterol lowering Misleading says Cardiologist on mainstream – great discussion! with Dr Aseem Malhotra  

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Physical activity and the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

August 11, 2021

Physical activity and the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe COVID-19 illness and COVID-19 related mortality in South Korea: a nationwide…

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Long-term drug treatment of rheumatoid arthritis – a more natural approach

May 5, 2021

  My experience of changing from long-term drug treatment of rheumatoid arthritis to following a more natural approach (2012 –…

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TLP Cardiac Exercise via Zoom – One Year Anniversary 8th April 2021

April 12, 2021

  TLP Cardiac Exercise via Zoom – One Year Anniversary 8th April 2021 This morning whilst beginning another cardiac exercise…

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Richard J Stantiford

February 8, 2021

  Richard Stantiford co-founded The Lifestyle Physiologist in 2019 and works in Brighton and Hove and the surrounding areas. Richard…

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Exercise Benefits in Cardiovascular Disease: New findings

February 5, 2021

Exercise Benefits in Cardiovascular Disease: New Findings I know that I’m preaching to the converted here, but despite the knowledge…