By Associated Press - Sunday, February 9, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak says he feels ’better than before’ about a month after suffering a heart attack.

Rybak made the comments Sunday on WCCO-TV (https://cbsloc.al/MCXAEX ). He says he is feeling good and has more energy.

Rybak also says that the signs of a heart attack weren’t quite what he expected. He said he thought a heart attack would feel like a stabbing in the chest. But instead, he says it felt like an elephant was on his chest and he couldn’t breathe.

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He says he had a heart attack because of genetics - but because of his healthy lifestyle, he had zero heart damage.

He says it’s a reminder that it’s important to stay healthy and stay in shape.

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Information from: WCCO-TV, https://www.wcco.com

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