Exercise across the cancer continuum
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 …
Course: Exercise Prescription for the Prevention and Treatment of Disease
General paediatric populations: Children are not small adults
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 …
How Does Exercise Reduce Inflammation?
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 …
Exercise for brain health
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 …
Exercise Limitations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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 …
Exercise Guidelines for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Having explored the exercise intolerances 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 …
The Underlying Physiology and Role of Exercise in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
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 …
Exercise Prescription For Cardiovascular Disease
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 …
Exercise For Type 2 Diabetes
In this article, you will learn more about exercise for type 2 diabetes and some of the exercise recommendations for this clinical cohort. Exercise recommendations The following recommendations have been …
Lower Exercise Capacity in Type 2 Diabetes
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 …
The Benefit of Exercise in Clinical Paediatric Populations
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
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 …
Case Study: Mary
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 …
What have you learned this week?
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 …
Physiological responses to chronic exercise
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 …
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Exercise Prescription for the Prevention and Treatment of Disease
