For the second installment of Exercise is Medicine , the core principles are listed below as well as details on how you can get started in doing your part to be involved in the initiative to a healthier lifestyle and workout regimen. It is important to remember that a low level of fitness is a bigger risk factor for mortality than mild-moderate obesity. It is better to be fit and overweight than unfit with a lower percentage of body fat.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE IS MEDICINE
The guiding principles are as follows:
A CRITICAL CALL TO ACTION
Physical inactivity is a fast-growing public health problem and contributes to a variety of chronic diseases and health complications, including obesity, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, depression and anxiety, arthritis, and osteoporosis. In addition to improving a patient’s overall health, increasing physical activity has proven effective in the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases. Therefore, Exercise is Medicine calls on each person and all partners dedicated to the idea that exercise truly is medicine to continue to build, support and advocate for physical activity as essential for global health and well being by committing to action. Policy makers are called to change policy to support physical activity as a vital sign for health. Health care providers and fitness professionals are called to integrate exercise into every patient and client interaction. Communities, workplaces and schools are called to promote physical activity as an essential part of health and well being.
Starting an exercise program can sound like a daunting task, but just remember that your main goal is to boost your health by meeting or exceeding the basic physical activity recommendations: 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity* physical activity through, for example, 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise, five days per week. Follow the guidelines below to meet the basic physical activity recommendations after consulting your health care professional.
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*Moderate-intensity physical activity means working hard enough to raise your heart rate and break a sweat, yet still being able to carry on a conversation. Examples: brisk walking, ballroom dancing or general gardening.
** Vigorous-intensity physical activity causes rapid breathing and a substantial increase in heart rate. Example: jogging, aerobic dancing or jumping rope.
The above chart is from the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans For more information on these guidelines, visit www.acsm.org/physicalactivity. |
If you have any questions at all regarding how to get started, please do not hesitate to stop by our front desk and ask to speak to one of our fitness specialists on staff at Valley Health Wellness and Fitness Center. Telephone#: 540-536-3000.
Resources and Contacts:
Exercise is Medicine encourages all individuals to send proclamations, documents, pictures, etc. electronically to the EIM email address [email protected]. If you choose to send in physical copies to EIM, please contact us at the email listed above for mailing instructions.
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Exercise is Medicine Month 2013 Toolkit: https://exerciseismedicine.org/documents/2013EIMMonthToolkit_Final.pdf
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