Assessing the Value of Moving More —The Integral Role of Qualified Health Professionals

Being physically active or, in a broader sense, simply moving more throughout each day is one of the most important components of an individual ’s health plan. In conjunction with regular exercise training, taking more steps in a day and sitting less are also important components of one’s movement portfolio. Given this priority, health care professionals must develop enhanced skills for prescribing and guiding individualized movement pr ograms for all their patients. An important component of a health care professional’s ability to prescribe movement as medicine is competency in assessing an individual’s risk for untoward events if physical exertion was increased.

Source: Current Problems in Cardiology - July 11, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ross Arena, Amy McNeil, Carl J. Lavie, Cemal Ozemek, Daniel Forman, Jonathan Myers, Deepika R. Laddu, Dejana Popovic, Codie R. Rouleau, Tavis S. Campbell, Andrew P. Hills Source Type: research