How I Built My Own PAD Training Plan

What do you do when your doctors tell you to "just lose weight and walk"… but don't tell you how?

In this episode of The Heart of Innovation, Dr. John Phillips and I welcome Larry Dewdad, a lifelong entertainer, comedian, trade show speaker, and television personality, who found himself facing a challenge millions living with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) know all too well.

Leg pain.

Cramping.

Poor circulation.

Neuropathy.

Cold feet.

Walking that became harder every single week.

At one point, it took Larry 16 minutes just to walk around his block.

Instead of giving up, he developed his own personal training program. What makes his story so fascinating is that, without realizing it, much of what he figured out aligns with today's supervised exercise therapy (SET) and PAD walking guidelines designed to stimulate the growth of natural bypass arteries, known as collateral circulation.

Today, Larry is walking farther, walking faster, and has lost weight along the way.

In this conversation, we discuss: