Detroit Lions legend Barry Sanders features in The Making of a Heart Attack after suffering from a health scare on Father’s Day last year

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Last year on Father’s Day, Barry Sanders, a 56-year-old former running back, suffered a health scare related to his heart while attending a recruiting visit for his son. Today, he shared with the whole world that it was a heart attack.

Back then, he had only shared about a health scare related to his heart via his official X account. Sanders wrote, “Over Father’s Day weekend, I experienced a health scare related to my heart. It was unexpected and served as a reminder of the importance of staying vigilant about our physical well-being, even when we are feeling fine.” Taking this vigilance a step further, the 10-time Pro Bowler will be seen on the silver screen for a documentary series called The Making of a Heart Attack.

The series is set to premiere on June 14, 2025(Yet again, on Father’s Day!) on A&E.

Barry Sanders, who suffered a heart attack, encourages people to go to the doctor and get tested for LDLC levels or bad cholesterol

On June 13, the Michigan Sports Hall of Famer, Barry Sanders, shared with Bryan DeArdo, NFL Writer at CBS Sports, “I couldn’t believe it. I thought it was like heartburn, but it just kind of persisted. Of all things, I don’t know why that just never entered my mind. I’m learning through this process that there aren’t necessarily any warning signs unless you do what we’re encouraging people to do, which is to go to the doctor and get tested for LDLC levels or bad cholesterol.

That’s the only way to find out if you have high cholesterol. It’s not something you’re going to be able to feel. You don’t have to fit a certain physical profile.”

The Making of a Heart Attack has gripping stories that will get a lot of people’s attention

Talking about The Making of a Heart Attack documentary series, Sanders said, “It’s really been an education for me, learning about how frequent this happens all over the U.S.

Conversing with these individuals who are part of this documentary and who have very insightful, gripping stories about the journey that they’ve been on - it’s really amazing.

I think it will get a lot of people’s attention.”

Barry Sanders adopted a heart-healthy workout with medications, dietary changes, and additional walking

Talking about adopting a heart-healthy workout after his health scare, the 8-time All-Pro Barry Sanders said, “Being the kind of athlete that I was, I would see people walking, and I would wonder, “What kind of workout is that?” But there’s a thing called a heart-healthy workout, where you’re just getting your heart rate up a little bit over a certain period of time, and that’s just really good for your heart.

There was a certain ignorance that I had about things like that. But all of it has been a learning process.” Apart from that, Sanders attributes his recovery to medications, dietary changes, and additional walking, as advised by his doctors.