TY - JOUR
T1 - Exercise prescription for the overweight and the obese
T2 - How to quantify and yet keep it simple
AU - Ehrsam, R.
AU - Hoerler-Koerner, U.
AU - Stoffel, S.
AU - Melges, T.
AU - Ainsworth, Barbara
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1136/bjsm.2008.055657
DO - 10.1136/bjsm.2008.055657
M3 - Article
C2 - 19293164
AN - SCOPUS:70449699798
SN - 0306-3674
VL - 43
SP - 951
EP - 953
JO - British journal of sports medicine
JF - British journal of sports medicine
IS - 12
ER -