Ireland and Ulster forward Chris Henry has made the first step in his recovery as he marked his return to training.

The flanker underwent heart surgery last week after suffering a "temporary blockage of a small blood vessel in his brain" at the start of last month.

The IRFU and Ulster had been positive about his return to the rugby field and based on his tweet from Ulster's gym, he is on the right track...

First day back at Kingspan & great to c all the lads! Also never happier to c a bike! Day 1 of #injuredclub pic.twitter.com/b0z8qCUhnd

— Chris Henry (@chrishenry678) December 1, 2014