Exercise prescription in health and disease workshop
About Activity
Objectives:
• Understand the basic definitions and concepts of physical activity science as they relate to exercise prescription.
• Recognize the benefits and implications of engaging in the recommended physical activity with reference to diabetes and obesity.
• Know the current recommendations of the amount of health-enhancing physical activity for diabetic and obese patients.
• Appreciate the enormous scientific evidences pointing to the role of physical activity in the prevention and management of numerous diseases, especially diabetes mellitus.
• Understand the metabolic calculations needed for computing energy expenders during a variety of physical activities for the purpose of weight loss.
• Apply the principles of exercise prescription and the skills of energy expenditure calculations in a variety of case studies as related to diabetes and obesity.
Package Title: Lifestyle & Health Research
Target Audience: All interested researchers (male/female)
Language: English
Speaker:
- Prof. Hazaa Al-Hazzaa - PhD, FACSM, FECSS, Head of Lifestyle and Health Research Center in Health Sciences Research Center, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Former Director, Pediatric Exercise Physiology Research Laboratory, King Saud University.
Activity Date: 2019-03-25
Activity Duration: 1 day
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location: HSRC, building 410, Ground floor, Workshop number 0.313
CME Hours: 5
Cost:
| Cost for External | Cost for PNU / KAAUH |
|---|---|
| 100 SR | 75 SR |