Overview:

Module 4 focuses on the importance of physical activity promotion in clinical care and provides an overview of the evidence for physical activity as a tool for the treatment and prevention of common chronic diseases.  Learners will review strategies for assessing physical activity and for partnering with patients to create individualized physical activity prescriptions that incorporate a range of aerobic and resistance exercises. 

Units:

Unit 1: Introduction to Physical Activity

Unit 2: The Clinical Evidence for Physical Activity 

Unit 3: Physical Activity Assessment

Unit 4: Physical Activity Science and Prescription 

Unit 5: Resistance and Flexibility Training 

Unit 6: Individualizing the Physical Activity Prescription