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Exercise prescription: A clinical trial

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  • Lindsay Reid, E.
  • Morgan, R.W.

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To assess the effectiveness of physician prescribed exercise, health education, and patient self-monitoring, 124 firefighters were medically screened and randomly allocated to a control and two treatment groups. Physiologic and reporting methods were employed to assess adherence to regular exercise at three months and six months after the initial exercise prescription. Addition of health education program significantly improved compliance over that achieved by a physician consultation. Self-monitoring did not produce a further increase in compliance. Improvement in the treatment groups was limited to three months after prescription; at six months, the treatment and control populations had similar exercise patterns.

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  • Lindsay Reid, E. & Morgan, R.W., 1979. "Exercise prescription: A clinical trial," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 69(6), pages 591-595.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1979:69:6:591-595_1
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