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Physical Activity, Exercise Prescription for Health and Home-Based Rehabilitation

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  • Herbert Loellgen

    (Private Practice for Cardiology and Sports Cardiology, University of Mainz, D-55122 Mainz, Germany)

  • Petra Zupet

    (Institute for Medicine in Sports SI, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia)

  • Norbert Bachl

    (Sports Science and Sports medicine, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

  • Andre Debruyne

    (Inter Universities Center of Education, University of Hasselt, B 4000 Limburg, Belgium)

Abstract

The aim of this overview was to recommend individual training plans using exercise prescriptions for adults and older adults during home-based rehabilitation. Over the last decade, many regular physical activity studies with large prospective cohorts have been conducted. Taken together, more than a million subjects have been included in these exercise studies. The risk of morbidity and mortality has been reduced by 30% to 40% as a result of exercise. These risk reductions hold true for many diseases, as well as for prevention and rehabilitation. Physical activity has also been in the treatment of many diseases, such as cardiopulmonary, metabolic or neurologic/psychiatric diseases, all with positive results. Based on these results, the prescription of exercise was developed and is now known as the exercise prescription for health in many European countries. Details have been published by the European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations (EFSMA). The exercise prescription is strongly recommended for inpatients, discharged patients and outpatients who have recovered from severe diseases. Rehabilitation improves general health, physical fitness, quality of life and may increase longevity of life.

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  • Herbert Loellgen & Petra Zupet & Norbert Bachl & Andre Debruyne, 2020. "Physical Activity, Exercise Prescription for Health and Home-Based Rehabilitation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:24:p:10230-:d:458431
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