Course: Exercise Prescription for the Prevention and Treatment of Disease

In this video, Cuisle describes the benefits of exercise for patients across the cancer continuum. A startling statistic from the International Agency for Research on Cancer describes that 25% of …

In this video, Cuisle explores exercise considerations for general paediatric populations. Having watched the video, share your experiences of paediatric exercise, and consider this question: Have you ever had to …

The main job of the immune system is to protect the body against infection and harmful stimuli. It does this by mounting an inflammatory response that involves activation of immune …

In this video, Aine explores the interaction between physical activity and the brain, and describes how exercise can be beneficial for patients with dementia, depression, schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease. Having …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a highly prevalent condition characterized by airflow obstruction that reduces the ability to sufficiently empty the lungs. In the following two steps we look at …

Having explored the exercise intolerences for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), we now look at some exercise guidelines for this clinical cohort. Exercise guidelines for COPD Aerobic exercise should be …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the world’s leading cause of mortality. An estimated 17.5 million people died from CVD in 2012, representing 31% of all global deaths. Of these deaths, an …

Due to the physiological changes that occur in the heart and blood vessels during exercise, improving the function of these organs via regular exercise has tremendous health benefits to patients …

Following on from the previous step on exercise intolerance in type 2 diabetes patients, this article looks at some of the exercise recommendations for this clinical cohort. Exercise recommendations The …

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a common disease that is growing at epidemic proportions. By 2035, approximately 592 million people worldwide are predicted to be diagnosed with T2D. In this …

Exercise plays an important role in the treatment of specific clinical paediatric populations. In this step we will discuss the evidence supporting exercise for three populations; children with Cerebral Palsy, …

Welcome back to Week 2 of the course. This week we will be looking at exercise for the treatment of disease, and we are joined by Dr Mikel Egana and …

In the last step, we described five ways of measuring physical activity. It is important to think about which method is most appropriate for specific patients. Take a look at …

This week we have given a broad introduction to exercise prescription for the treatment of disease and you have: Examined different ways of measuring physical activity Explored exercise prescription in …

Our bodies change shape, size and functional capacity in response to chronic, or repeated activity. Similarly to the previous step, Aine describes the body’s physiological changes to chronic exercise. Having …