Regular exercise should be a part of everyone's life regardless of your age, gender or fitness level. If you've got an injury or illness it might be tempting to avoid physical activity. But in most cases exercise therapy will benefit you.
Exercise Therapy Reduces Risk of Disease
The British Journal of Sports Medicine says that in people with chronic disease "exercise therapy is effective in increasing fitness and correcting some risk factors for the development of disease complications."
Exercise Therapy Promotes Safe Exercise
Exercise therapists have the knowledge to design exercise programs that will:
- Prevent or relieve pain and symptoms
- Rehabilitate following injury
- Change faulty movement patterns
- Improve fitness and well-being
Exercise Therapy Benefits Everyone
Whether you've torn a tendon during vigorous exercise or haven't done any physical activity in 20 years exercise therapy will benefit you. Exercise therapy tailors exercise programs specifically for you. Some areas it can be used in include:
Exercise Therapy and Arthritis
Exercise decreases pain and improves joints flexibility, muscle strength, general health and fitness.
Exercise Therapy and Asthma
Exercise therapy can help people with asthma reduce their risk of exercise-induced asthma (EIA).
Exercise Therapy and Obesity
Starting off slowly is the key to developing a safe exercise program if you're overweight or obese. Even if you don't lose weight, regular exercise will improve your fitness and reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease and other illnesses associated with being overweight.
Exercise Therapy and Cystic Fibrosis
Exercise therapy clears airways and builds muscle mass. Research demonstrates a clear link between regular exercise, weight gain, body mass, lung function and survival in Cystic Fibrosis sufferers.
Exercise Therapy and Diabetes
Exercise therapy improves circulation, decreases blood glucose levels and can prevent someone at high risk of diabetes from developing the disease.
Exercise Therapy and High Cholesterol
Exercise Therapy can reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol and improve HDL (good) cholesterol.
Originally published on Jul 25, 2011
