Exercise prescription for the overweight and the obese: how to quantify and yet keep it simple.
An activity point system (APS) is presented that assists healthcare providers and health professionals with a way to prescribe exercise in a semiquantitative manner and to motivate their patients to begin an exercise programme. Activity points are specific to one's body weight, body mass index and activity intensity for 10-minute bouts of activity performed. With a goal of accumulating 100-300 activity points per week, the APS provides a simple yet quantitatively accurate way to prescribe exercise for overweight and obese adults.
Ehrsam
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R
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain. Rolf.ehrsam@unibas.ch
Hoerler-Koerner
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U
Stoffel
S
S
Melges
T
T
Ainsworth
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B
D000328:Adult; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy; D050177:Overweight / Q000628:therapy*; D057185:Sedentary Behavior