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The Benefits and Risks of Exercise for Kids and Adults
Cindy J. Chang, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine Past President, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
Disclosure
I, Cindy J. Chang MD, do not have any relevant financial relationships with a commercial interest to disclose.
Objectives
- Educate primary care providers so that you
feel competent in promoting exercise in your patient population
- Discuss the many benefits and some potential
risks of exercise in your patient population
- Feel confident that the benefits of physical
activity far outweigh the possibility of adverse
- utcomes
Definitions
- Physical activity: any body
movement that results in energy expenditure (exercise, ADLs, active transportation)
- Exercise: physical activity
that is planned, structured, repetitive with
- bjective to improve or
maintain physical fitness.
ACSM Position Stand on Prescribing Exercise, MSSE 2011.