Each year some 200,000 people experience and survive a heart attack. Here is a practical step-by-step programme for recovery and for safeguarding against further attacks. It answers the key questions such as what tasks can be safely undertaken, how much exercise is needed, the need for significant restrictions on diet, the safety of playing a strenuous sport, the possibility of enjoying an active sex life and other important questions. The authors also show how heart attacks can be avoided in the first place without needless restrictions to one's lifestyle.