Dad is a 72/m with diabetes type 2 and on blood thinners.  He weight trains 3x/week and jogs about 3mi/2x/week.  This is his second suspected TIA, the last one occurred 7 years ago.  During this recent episode he was having numbness in his hands and lips, vertigo, and had a little trouble with slurring his speech, as if his tounge was swollen, and was having to concentrate to swallow.  We went to the ER where he was monitored for a few hours and got an EKG & CT scan.  They didn't find any smoking gun but the consensus was that he had a TIA the night before.  
    
  I made him take it easy yesterday and today he's saying he feels back to normal.  I'm worried about him straining during his weight workout and triggering a full stroke, but I also realize that he needs to keep it up for his mental health as much as his physical health.  What are some exercises that would carry a lower risk of injury while helping him fend off a future attack?  Thanks!  
    
  
(note - he's not a gym rat or into heavy lifting, mostly he does cardio and fairly low impact circuit training, def not a gym bro)
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My father had a recent stroke
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Dad is a 72/m with diabetes type 2 and on blood thinners.  He weight trains 3x/week and jogs about 3mi/2x/week.  This is his second suspected TIA, the last one occurred 7 years ago.  During this recent episode he was having numbness in his hands and lips, vertigo, and had a little trouble with slurring his speech, as if his tounge was swollen, and was having to concentrate to swallow.  We went to the ER where he was monitored for a few hours and got an EKG & CT scan.  They didn't find any smoking gun but the consensus was that he had a TIA the night before.  
    
  I made him take it easy yesterday and today he's saying he feels back to normal.  I'm worried about him straining during his weight workout and triggering a full stroke, but I also realize that he needs to keep it up for his mental health as much as his physical health.  What are some exercises that would carry a lower risk of injury while helping him fend off a future attack?  Thanks!  
    
  
(note - he's not a gym rat or into heavy lifting, mostly he does cardio and fairly low impact circuit training, def not a gym bro)
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dad had a TIA the night
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