Romagnoli

While rescue procedures call for the men to spend just 20 minutes inside the rescue cage, Romagnoli is preparing the men to stand immobile for as long as an hour.

Chilean miners start training for rescue Jonathan Franklin 2010

While rescue procedures call for the men to spend just 20 minutes inside the rescue cage, Romagnoli is preparing the men to stand immobile for up to an hour.

Chilean miners begin training for escape Jonathan Franklin in Santiago 2010

"They think this is room service," quipped Jean Romagnoli, a doctor who has been monitoring the miners 'health through special straps that track their heart rate and blood pressure.

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Romagnoli said the singing was a safety precaution to make sure the men kept their heartbeat between 120 and 140 beats per minute.

Chilean miners begin training for escape Jonathan Franklin in Santiago 2010

Earlier Friday, the chief medical officer for the mine rescue, Dr. Jean Romagnoli, said overall the miners 'health is very good.

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Jean Christophe Romagnoli, a doctor specializing in sports medicine who has been putting the miners through workouts, said medical data gleaned from a sophisticated chest strap that had been lowered into the mine would help determine the order in which the miners will be brought out.

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Jean Christophe Romagnoli, an adviser to the Chilean armed forces and professional athletes, has spent the past two week training the men in preparation for more strenuous gym classes.

Chilean miners begin training for escape Jonathan Franklin in Santiago 2010

Despite numerous challenges to training the men via a video link from above, Romagnoli said the men were enthusiastic about the new routines.

Chilean miners begin training for escape Jonathan Franklin in Santiago 2010

"This is now a logistical operation, not a health operation," said Jean Romagnoli, the personal trainer to the miners.

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As he downloaded music for one of the trapped miners 'MP3 players, Romagnoli joked that he was now "doctor, DJ and concierge" to the trapped men.

Chile miners' rescue is imminent, say experts Copiapo Jonathan Franklin at the San José mine 2010