Exercise Recommendations For Adults With Chronic Diseases

Exercise recommendations for adults with chronic diseases

The recommendations apply to adults with chronic physical or mental illnesses, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, cancer, depressive disorders, hip and knee osteoarthritis, clinically stable ischemic diseases, chronic back pain or after a stroke. These recommendations only apply if the state of health is stable.

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Adults with a chronic illness are advised to exercise regularly. Above all, the change from "physically inactive" to "a little physically active" is an important first step.

To promote health, ⇒ Adults should do muscle-strengthening exercises 2 or more days a week that take into account all major muscle groups. A.

⇒ Adults should do at least 150 minutes to 300 minutes (i.e. 2½ to 5 hours) per week of endurance-oriented movement with medium intensity

or

⇒ 75 minutes to 150 minutes (i.e. 1 ¼ to 2 ½ hours) per week of endurance-oriented movement with higher intensity

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⇒ perform a corresponding combination of endurance-oriented movement with medium and higher intensity.

Adults can gain additional health benefits from increasing the range of motion over 300 minutes per week. Movements with medium and higher intensity can be combined again.

Additional Information:

• The cornerstones of the exercise recommendations
• Austrian exercise recommendations (FGÖ)