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Johanna Puff Cleared to Resume Training After Myocarditis

Doctors are using strict heart‑rate limits to pace a safe comeback.

Overview

  • Johanna Puff, 23, resumed training Friday after doctors approved a careful return.
  • Her plan starts with a heart‑rate cap of 135 and sessions about one hour every other day during rehab in Bad Endorf.
  • She collapsed at an IBU Cup race in Obertilliach in early December, later learned she had heart muscle inflammation, and ended her season.
  • She has no fixed timeline, aims to reach normal training by late spring, and says she will not push her body.
  • Myocarditis demands slow progress because hard exertion can worsen heart damage and trigger dangerous rhythms.