The Department of Endocrinology, 
Exercise therapy for the exercise naïve: The first step in obesity management.
- Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India.
- Head, Physiotherapy Services, Fitterfly Healthtech Pvt Ltd, Navi Mumbai.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore (TN) -632004, India, and Non Communicable Disease Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 71 · Issue 12 · pp. 2828-2830
PMID 35150550
Cite This Article
Sanjay Kalra, Anuradha Mandlekar, Nitin Kapoor. Exercise therapy for the exercise naïve: The first step in obesity management. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2021;71(12):2828-2830.
Abstract
Exercise is an integral part of obesity management and health promotion. This brief communication shares practical and pragmatic tips as to how to initiate physical activity in an exercise-naïve person with obesity. This information will be useful for all health care professionals who manage patients with obesity, including physicians and physiotherapists. A step-wise initiation of physical activity starting from flexibility training, balance practice and then aerobic and resistance exercises would help to provide a long term sustainable pattern of physical activity.
Keywords
- Exercise
- Obese
- Overweight
- Obesity
- Person-centered care
- Physical activity
- Workout.
