John Donnelly joins us on the show to talk about his perspective as an exercise physiologist in cardiac rehab where cardio equipment usually dominates the setting. John makes the argument for including strength training in the cardiac setting. 

John M. Donnelly is currently a 2nd year DPT student at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY - just north of NYC. He graduated from Adelphi University on Long Island in 2015 with a MS degree in Exercise Science, where he was also a member of the baseball team from 2010-2014. He is currently employed at New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital where he works as an Exercise Physiologist in their outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program. His role at NYPQ is to develop the exercise prescriptions and then monitor the physiological response of exercise for individuals who are s/p cardiac event (CABG, PCI, CHF, MI, transplant, etc). John is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the NSCA and trains several former college athletes. He is passionate about strength training and believes that everyone, including children and the older adult, can tremendously benefit from getting stronger.

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