Women and Exercise

Women and Exercise

• Broaden the perception of the types of programs that can be used to develop an exercise fitness program
• Explain how to evaluate increased aerobic capacity as a result of an exercise program
• Counsel a patient in a weight-loss program with exercise as a component
• Understand the relative roles of muscle strength, bone density, and flexibility as part of an exercise program
• Evaluate menstrual dysfunction occuring during a vigorous exercise program
• Understand the concept of "life-long" exercise and the impact on chronic heart disease and diabetes
• Appreciate the imapact of exercise on pregnancy and the fetus

Volume III, Number 3, May 2004

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