Exercise Prescription for the Prevention and Treatment of Disease
Over two weeks discover the benefits of exercise in both preventing and treating diseases and enhance your confidence in exercise prescription as a treatment. Learn with physiology and physiotherapy experts Throughout the course there will be an opportunity to engage with researchers, healthcare professionals and exercise prescription experts from the Discipline of Physiotherapy at Trinity College Dublin. Some of the topics we will cover include: Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is designed for healthcare professionals who wish to broaden their understanding of exercise prescription and physical activity as a tool to prevent and treat disease. No previous experience or qualifications are required. You can use the hashtag #FLexercise to talk about this course on social media.
Topics Covered- Introduction to exercise prescription and physical activity
- How does the body respond to physical exercise?
- The evidence behind exercise prescription
- Physical activity guidelines
- Perceptions of exercise prescription
- Measuring physical activity
- Exercise for brain health and for the musculoskeletal system
- Exercise for those with cardiovascular disease and with metabolic disease
- Exercise for pulmonary disease and across the cancer continuum
- Exercise across the lifespan
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| Rating | 4.0★ based on 2 ratings |
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| Length | 2 weeks |
| Effort | 4 hours per week |
| Starts | Feb 3 (221 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $74 |
| From | Trinity College Dublin via FutureLearn |
| Instructors | Aine Kelly, Neil Fleming |
| Download Videos | Only via web browser |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Programming |
| Tags | C Health & Psychology |
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| Rating | 4.0★ based on 2 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 2 weeks |
| Effort | 4 hours per week |
| Starts | Feb 3 (221 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $74 |
| From | Trinity College Dublin via FutureLearn |
| Instructors | Aine Kelly, Neil Fleming |
| Download Videos | Only via web browser |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Programming |
| Tags | C Health & Psychology |
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