Tande has already returned to physical exercise after being discharged from hospital on April 18th. The 54-year-old former volleyball player had a heart attack on April 13 after having 98% blockage in one artery, 78% in a second and 73% in a third. This Saturday morning (27), the former athlete walked in Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, in the South Zone of Rio.
In an exclusive interview with Who, he described how he felt when he found out about the heart attack. “It was a shock, because my life has always been very regimented. I never drank, I never smoked, I never took drugs. I’m an athlete, but that doesn’t mean I get a passport for eternity, I’m people (laughter). I wanted to warn [na rede social] If it happened to me, I take care of myself, and I’m into sports… It’s important that everyone gets a check-up”, he advised.
Despite exercising and maintaining the recommended weight for your height [ele mede 2 metros]Tande is aware that he neglected his health care.
“Where’s my mistake? I hadn’t had a check-up for five years. I ate a sweet here, another there, some junk food. I spent a year and a half before the pandemic, two more years after the pandemic, and a year and half with lectures to all sides of Brazil without doing a check-up”, he recalled.
