TAILORED EXERCISES PROGRAM - CONCEPT OF EXERCISES AS MEDICINE

Abstract

Exercises programs that are customized and tailored according to the need of the individual is the focus of various international organizations. Today the concept of long and continuous form of exercises has seen a paradigm shift towards the concept of exercises as medicine where health care professional are focusing towards designing and prescribing exercises that fits the need of individual and that could be discontinued once the desired goals are achieved. Evidences in favor of tailored exercises programs have further strengthen this concept where various literatures have suggested that customized and tailored exercise programs does not only provides short term benefits but certainly found to be helpful in improving agility,
cardiovascular fitness, lung compliance, weight management and improving social life in long run as well.