Sign in
Chapter 11 - Physical Activity: Generic Prescription for Health
Book chapter

Chapter 11 - Physical Activity: Generic Prescription for Health

Mike Climstein and Garry Egger
Lifestyle Medicine, pp.181-202
Elsevier, Third Edition
2017

Metrics

8 Record Views

Abstract

Suppleness Stability Exercise/Physical activity Muscular strength & function
Inactivity is now endemic. Yet physical activity has been part of human life throughout evolution with the environment “pushing” people to be active with subsequent feed forward to health. In contrast there is a “pull” necessary from the modern environment to achieve such ends. In this chapter a “generic” approach to exercise prescription is discussed under the 5 S’s (Stamina, Size, Suppleness, Strength, and Stability).

Details