Exercise Prescription for the Prevention and Treatment of Disease
Discover how physical exercise can help patients, including those with cardiovascular disease, mental health problems and cancer.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for healthcare professionals who wish to broaden their understanding of exercise prescription and physical activity as a tool to prevent and treat disease.
No previous experience or qualifications are required.
What topics will you cover?
Over two weeks discover the benefits of exercise in both preventing and treating diseases and enhance your confidence in exercise prescription as a treatment.
Week 1: Explore research on the benefits of physical activity
the evidence that has informed exercise prescription guidelines and safety considerations.
Week 2: Learn how physiological adaptations to exercise translate to improved health outcomes and the evidence that supports exercise prescription in several common clinical populations.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Identify basic physical activity measurement tools e.g. Heart rate monitors, accelerometers, pedometers and questionnaires.
Reflect on experiences of exercise prescription, physical activity guidelines, and exercise prescription safety.
Summarise the history of exercise prescription guidelines.
Describe cardiovascular and respiratory responses to acute and chronic exercise.
Identify the benefits of exercise for brain health, the musculoskeletal system, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and COPD.
Critically appraise current physical activity guidelines.
