Role of Regular Physical Exercise Training on the Prediabetes among Adults

Recently, the novel coronavirus epidemic occurred in China and spread worldwide to become a global pandemic. COVID-19 is a fatal viral infection causing death, particularly in aged individuals, due to impaired immunity. To date, no intervention is available to prevent COVID-19 and its manifestations. Physical exercise training generally has health benefits, and it assists in the prevention of several chronic diseases. Therefore, this review is aimed at exploring the role of physical exercise training in the face of COVID-19 in older adults and elderly individuals. From this point of view, this review suggests that physical exercise training plays a key role in promoting immune system regulation, delaying immunity dysfunction, reducing circulatory inflammation markers, and preventing sarcopenia and thus could prevent the risk of acquiring COVID-19 infection and reduce the complications of recommended self-isolation in older adults and elderly individuals. Additionally, immunity biomarkers were optimistically demonstrated in older adults following physical exercise training, thereby reducing mortality and morbidity rates. Finally, in accordance with recommendations to stay home and perform self-isolation to prevent the spread of COVID-19, all populations are strongly recommended to practice regular home exercise training at home to promote immune system functioning.

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Changes in Central and Peripheral Hemodynamics Induced by Long-Term Physical Exercise Training in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Journal of the American College of Cardiology ◽

10.1016/s0735-1097(97)84564-0 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 197A-198A

Author(s):

R Hambrecht

Keyword(s):

Heart Failure ◽

Chronic Heart Failure ◽

Exercise Training ◽

Physical Exercise ◽

Peripheral Hemodynamics ◽

Physical Exercise Training

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Supervised physical exercise training for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: long-term efficacy and safety

10.1002/14651858.cd006906 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Rachel Garrod ◽

Dina Brooks ◽

Toby J Lasserson ◽

E. Haydn Walters ◽

Amanda Thomson

Keyword(s):

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽

Exercise Training ◽

Physical Exercise ◽

Pulmonary Disease ◽

Chronic Obstructive ◽

Efficacy And Safety ◽

Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽

Term Efficacy ◽

Physical Exercise Training

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Enhancing Patient Motivation through Intelligibility in Cardiac Tele-rehabilitation

Interacting with Computers ◽

10.1093/iwc/iwz008 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 122-137

Author(s):

Supraja Sankaran ◽

Kris Luyten ◽

Dominique Hansen ◽

Paul Dendale ◽

Karin Coninx

Keyword(s):

Medication Adherence ◽

Exercise Training ◽

Physical Exercise ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽

Field Studies ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Patient Motivation ◽

Physical Exercise Training ◽

The Impact

Abstract Physical exercise training and medication compliance are primary components of cardiac rehabilitation. When rehabilitating independently at home, patients often fail to comply with their prescribed medication and find it challenging to interpret exercise targets or be aware of the expected efforts. Our work aims to assist cardiac patients in understanding their condition better, promoting medication adherence and motivating them to achieve their exercise targets in a tele-rehabilitation setting. We introduce a patient-centric intelligible visualization approach to present prescribed medication and exercise targets to patients. We assessed efficacy of intelligible visualizations on patients’ comprehension in two lab studies. We evaluated the impact on patient motivation and health outcomes in field studies. Patients were able to adhere to medication prescriptions, manage their physical exercises, monitor their progress and gained better self-awareness on how they achieved their rehabilitation targets. Patients confirmed that the intelligible visualizations motivated them to achieve their targets better. We observed an improvement in overall physical activity levels and health outcomes of patients. Research Highlights Presents challenges currently faced in cardiac tele-rehabilitation. Demonstrates how intelligibility was applied to two core aspects of cardiac rehabilitation- promoting medication adherence and physical exercise training. Lab., field and clinical studies to demonstrate efficacy of intelligible visualization, impact on patient motivation and resultant health outcomes. Reflection on how similar HCI approaches could be leveraged for technology-supported management of critical health conditions such as cardiac diseases.

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