Clinical Exercise Physiology at Springfield College

Exercise Physiology in action! Simulating what it's like to exercise in the heat.

Let's kick off this semester by sitting less and moving more!
Check out the article by Dempsey et al (2016) who found beneficial effects of reducing sitting time in persons living with type 2 diabetes:

Benefits for Type 2 Diabetes of Interrupting Prolonged Sitting With Brief Bouts of Light Walking or Simple Resistance Activities
Diabetes Care 2016 Jun; 39(6): 964-972.
https://doi.org/10.2337/dc15-2336

Physical activity can immediately reduce levels of blood glucose and triglycerides. So, exercising most days of the week is better than being a “weekend warrior.” And being active after a meal is a better than watching TV or being on your computer.

Learn more about being active when you have a blood lipid disorder: http://ow.ly/Sq4Q50vLnsf

Exercise during pregnancy can positively influence developing systems allowing for improved neuromotor development, thus leading to infants who are more adept at movement, and presumably more likely to be active. Because physical activity is a modifiable risk factor of childhood obesity, these findings suggest that exercise during pregnancy may potentially reduce childhood risk of obesity.

Read the full article in MSSE.
Effects of Aerobic Exercise during Pregnancy on 1-Month Infant Neuromotor Skills: http://ow.ly/aoyZ50v8849

Some people with asthma avoid being active because it may trigger an asthma attack. With lack of exercise, their fitness gets worse, and they have asthma symptoms at even lower levels of activity. With the right medicine and precautions, most people with asthma can safely be active.

Learn more about being active with asthma: http://ow.ly/bE9t50vpszf

Health and fitness professionals can become integral partners within the clinical sector given that they have the knowledge, attitudes, skills, experience, and credentials necessary to develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based physical activity interventions as well as conduct exercise testing and prescription.

In the latest edition of ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal Clinical Applications column, King and colleagues outline three strategies for partnering with health care settings: 1) offering professional development opportunities for health care professionals, 2) providing referral information and services, and 3) incorporating technology into the medical practice. http://ow.ly/abnr50uPsh1

Is Aerobic Exercise The Right Prescription For Staving Off Alzheimer's? Researchers are testing exercise in people at high risk for Alzheimer's. The goal of a federally funded study is to learn whether aerobic physical activity can protect the brain.

Those with chronic kidney or liver disease can find many health benefits from being physically active. Many with these conditions lose stamina and strength, get out of breath easily and are at risk of heart problems. Being active is a great way counter those effects!

Learn more: http://ow.ly/DVqU50v4QwX

The least active men and women die or become disabled younger and more frequently due to heart disease and other chronic diseases than even their slightly more active peers.

What is now well established is that the least active are at greatest risk, and for these people even small amounts of activity performed on most days decreases risk of heart attack, stroke and other chronic conditions such as heart failure, type 2 diabetes and colon cancer.

Learn more about how regular physical activity can reduce your risk: http://ow.ly/S0zH50uXNEM

Strength training is important for people with diabetes because it builds muscle. Muscle tissue plays a big role in managing blood glucose, and you don’t have to be a body-builder! Plus, strength training can make daily activities like lifting laundry baskets or yardwork easier and safer.

Learn more: http://ow.ly/GdRd50uYKHq

In 2018, the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia published a landmark position statement calling for exercise to be integrated as standard practice in cancer care. Cheema and colleagues suggest that for the successful integration of exercise therapy to occur, exercise professionals and their services will have to become a respected, visible, and promoted part of the cancer treatment center itself.

In the latest installment of the Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine the authors detail the experiences of an accredited exercise physiologist, one of the first to be employed on a full-time basis within a cancer center in Australia. They provide practical recommendations for exercise professionals seeking to integrate exercise services within the cancer treatment setting. In addition, they present a model of care involving a key role for the exercise professional, which could be implemented to improve patient care and health outcomes throughout cancer treatment and beyond. http://ow.ly/XZpK50uVVGE