Movn Educational Resources

Free, easy-to-follow videos to help you understand and care for your heart and lung health. Browse short lessons on heart conditions, nutrition, exercise, stress, and medications — from the Movn Health care team, in English and Spanish, yours to watch anytime at your own pace.

Whether you're recovering from a heart event, living with a heart or lung condition like COPD, or simply want to feel your best, these patient-education videos explain what matters in plain, calm language. Choose a topic — Heart Health Basics, Nutrition & Diet, Exercise & Movement, Stress & Emotional Wellbeing, Medications, or Healthy Habits — and watch as many as you'd like.

Please remember that these videos are for informational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. Always consult with your doctor or healthcare provider before taking on any changes to your lifestyle and habits.
Heart Health Basics
Frequently Asked Questions About Virtual Cardiac Rehab
Frequently Asked Questions About Virtual Cardiac Rehab

Common questions about virtual cardiac rehab, answered — no special tech or equipment needed, one-on-one and group support, and how to get a referral.

Heart Health Basics
Navigating Life After a Heart Attack (Webinar)
Navigating Life After a Heart Attack (Webinar)

A recovery webinar with a Movn care manager: the first 48 hours after a heart attack, warning signs, medications, emotional health, and long-term lifestyle changes.

Heart Health Basics
Reducing Your Risk For Heart Events
Reducing Your Risk For Heart Events

Lower your risk of another heart attack by managing the risk factors you can change — blood pressure, cholesterol, diet, exercise, stress, and smoking.

Heart Health Basics
What is Heart Failure?
What is Heart Failure?

What heart failure is, how the heart pumps, what ejection fraction means, the two main types, and the symptoms and treatments that help you live a fuller life.

Heart Health Basics
Coronary Artery Disease & Heart Attacks
Coronary Artery Disease & Heart Attacks

Understand coronary artery disease (CAD) and how plaque buildup can lead to a heart attack — plus the warning signs, symptoms, and when to call 911.

Heart Health Basics
Home-Based Cardiac Rehab Overview
Home-Based Cardiac Rehab Overview

See how home-based cardiac rehab works: weekly coaching with a care manager, safe exercise, and heart-healthy habits to support your recovery after a heart event.

Heart Health Basics
¿Cuáles Son Los Síntomas y el Tratamiento de la EAP?
¿Cuáles Son Los Síntomas y el Tratamiento de la EAP?

Conozca los síntomas de la enfermedad arterial periférica (EAP) —calambres, claudicación y cambios en pies y piernas— y cómo se trata para proteger su salud.

Heart Health Basics
Nutrition & Diet
Nutrition for COPD
Nutrition for COPD

Eating well with COPD can make breathing easier — which fats, carbs, and proteins fuel your energy, why to limit sodium, and tips to ease shortness of breath.

Nutrition & Diet
Heart-Healthy Grocery Shopping
Heart-Healthy Grocery Shopping

Shop smart for your heart: choose fresh produce, lean proteins, whole grains, and low-sodium options, and learn to read labels for heart-healthy groceries.

Nutrition & Diet
Tracking Nutrition for a Healthy Heart
Tracking Nutrition for a Healthy Heart

Track what you eat to support your heart: monitor portions, sodium, cholesterol, and fat, keep a food diary, and read labels to make healthier choices.

Nutrition & Diet
Planning Heart-Healthy Meals
Planning Heart-Healthy Meals

Plan heart-healthy meals the easy way: build a balanced plate of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and healthy fats, with simple prep and shopping tips.

Nutrition & Diet
Stress & Emotinal Wellbeing
How to Identify Your Signs of Stress
How to Identify Your Signs of Stress

Learn to recognize your signs of stress — physical, emotional, and behavioral — how stress affects your heart, and how to identify what's triggering it.

Stress & Emotional Wellbeing
How to Reduce Stress
How to Reduce Stress

Practical ways to reduce stress for a healthier heart: relaxation and breathing techniques, healthy lifestyle habits, and simple activities that bring you joy.

Stress & Emotional Wellbeing
5 Min Stretch & Meditation
5 Min Stretch & Meditation

A calming 5-minute stretch and meditation to release tension and reset — gentle neck, chest, side, and leg stretches with guided breathing, seated or standing.

Stress & Emotional Wellbeing
Medications
How to Get Into a Medication Routine
How to Get Into a Medication Routine

Build a medication routine you can stick to: know your medicines, use reminders and pill organizers, avoid interactions, and never stop a med without your doctor.

Medications
Healthy Habits
Oxygen Therapy for COPD
Oxygen Therapy for COPD

How oxygen therapy helps with COPD — easing shortness of breath and improving sleep and activity — plus how to get started and use supplemental oxygen safely.

Healthy Habits
How Do You Avoid Toxins and Allergens?
How Do You Avoid Toxins and Allergens?

If COPD or asthma affects your breathing, learn to avoid the toxins and allergens that trigger flare-ups — smoke, chemical fumes, dust, dander, and pollen.

Healthy Habits
Breaking the Habit — Smoking Cessation
Breaking the Habit — Smoking Cessation

Ready to quit smoking? Set a quit date and choose a method — cold turkey, gradual, or nicotine replacement and medication — to lower your risk of future heart events.

Healthy Habits
Exercise and Movement
Técnicas de Respiración para Dificultad para Respirar
Técnicas de Respiración para Dificultad para Respirar

Técnicas de respiración para la falta de aire: la respiración abdominal y con los labios fruncidos para ralentizar la respiración y respirar mejor.

Exercise & Movement
¿Qué Tan Duro Necesitas Hacer Ejercicio?
¿Qué Tan Duro Necesitas Hacer Ejercicio?

¿Con qué intensidad debe hacer ejercicio tras un evento cardíaco? Use la escala RPE y la prueba del habla para mantenerse en una zona segura y efectiva.

Exercise & Movement
¿Cómo Avanza en su Plan de Ejercicios?
¿Cómo Avanza en su Plan de Ejercicios?

Cómo progresar de forma segura en su plan de ejercicios tras la rehabilitación cardíaca: ajuste la frecuencia, el tiempo y la intensidad para seguir mejorando.

Exercise & Movement
¿Cuáles son las Pautas de Ejercicio Para la EAP?
¿Cuáles son las Pautas de Ejercicio Para la EAP?

Pautas de ejercicio para la enfermedad arterial periférica (EAP): frecuencia, intensidad, la escala de claudicación y cómo progresar de forma segura.

Exercise & Movement
15-Minute Walking Workout for PAD
15-Minute Walking Workout for PAD

A 15-minute follow-along walking workout for PAD — warm-up stretches and walking intervals to improve blood flow and manage claudication, resting as you need to.

Exercise & Movement
Why You Should Track Your Exercise Progress?
Why You Should Track Your Exercise Progress?

Why tracking your exercise matters: stay motivated, see your improvements, and help your care manager tailor your plan using the Movn app and a smartwatch.

Exercise & Movement
Upper Body Stretch Routine
Upper Body Stretch Routine

A seated upper-body stretch routine for your back, chest, and shoulders — gentle range-of-motion moves and 15-second holds to relieve tension and improve flexibility.

Exercise & Movement
Stretches to Help PAD Symptoms
Stretches to Help PAD Symptoms

Gentle seated stretches to ease PAD claudication (leg muscle cramping): hamstring, calf, hip, and ankle stretches to boost blood flow between bouts of exercise.

Exercise & Movement
Stretching & Range of Motion Exercise Session
Stretching & Range of Motion Exercise Session

A low-intensity, follow-along range-of-motion session you can do seated or standing — gentle stretches for the neck, shoulders, back, wrists, legs, and ankles.

Exercise & Movement
Seated Resistance Band Exercise Session
Seated Resistance Band Exercise Session

A full seated strength session with resistance bands — warm-up, bicep curls, calf presses, chest presses, rows, and core work, all at a gentle, follow-along pace.

Exercise & Movement
Lower Body Stretch Routine
Lower Body Stretch Routine

A gentle, seated lower-body stretch routine for your hips, legs, and ankles — guided range-of-motion and flexibility moves to ease tension and improve mobility.

Exercise & Movement
How Do You Exercise Safely with COPD
How Do You Exercise Safely with COPD

Exercise safely with COPD: monitor your breathing with the dyspnea scale, watch your oxygen and intensity, and learn the warning signs that mean it's time to rest.

Exercise & Movement
How to Use a Resistance Band
How to Use a Resistance Band

A beginner's guide to using resistance bands safely: how to hold the band, adjust the resistance, and follow good form and safety tips for strength training.

Exercise & Movement
How to Engage Your Core
How to Engage Your Core

Learn to engage your core correctly to protect your back, improve posture, and lower injury risk — a simple breathing-and-bracing technique you can do seated.

Exercise & Movement
How to Progress in Your Exercise Plan
How to Progress in Your Exercise Plan

Keep getting stronger after rehab: how to safely progress your exercise plan by adjusting frequency, time, and intensity for both cardio and strength training.

Exercise & Movement
Breathing Techniques for Shortness of Breath
Breathing Techniques for Shortness of Breath

Two breathing techniques for shortness of breath — belly breathing and pursed-lip breathing — to slow your breathing, open your lungs, and feel calmer.

Exercise & Movement
Bicep Curls & Resistance Band Workout
Bicep Curls & Resistance Band Workout

A quick, follow-along bicep curl using a resistance band, with breathing cues and good form to safely build arm strength during cardiac rehab.

Exercise & Movement
¿Cómo Ayuda el Ejercicio a la EAP?
¿Cómo Ayuda el Ejercicio a la EAP?

Descubra cómo el ejercicio ayuda con la enfermedad arterial periférica (EAP): mejora el flujo sanguíneo, reduce el riesgo de complicaciones y alivia los síntomas.

Exercise & Movement