About Medicine
“Exercise medicine” is the physical assessment and prescription of exercise specifically for the prevention or treatment of injury or illness.
Key Points
PRETREATMENT
Exercise should be prescribed from the moment of your diagnosis. It will be one of the few components of your journey that you have complete control over.
There is mounting evidence that exercise improves the effectiveness of procedures and treatments that you will undergo after your diagnosis. Improving strength and bodycomposition prior to begining a treatment plan will make your body more resilliant. During treatment, there is evidence that exercise can reduce the treatment side effects such as loss of strength, muscle mass and loss of bone density that can all lead to further disability.
TREATMENT
There is also emerging evidence that exercise can increase the effectiveness of your treatments.
POSTREATMENT
Exercise as rehabilitation to help you recover from your treatment, regain physical activity and improve body composition. Exercise can also reduce your risk of developing further chronic disease and disability.
Being physically active will reduce risk of recurrence of the original cancer.
Dr. Robert Newton
The components of the right exercise prescription for you.
ASSESSMENT
PRIORITY HEALTH ISSUES
CURRENT FITNESS LEVEL
YOUR EXERCISE PRESCIPTION
REASSESS AND MODIFY
San Diego Core Fitness is our online personal trainer affiliate. They have live coaches ready to get you started on a personalized program based on your exercise prescription.
