Dr. Heath Hale, primary care sports medicine doctor at Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster, uses the following FITT components with patients who want to begin an exercise program.
• Frequency: Recommend exercising most, but preferably all, days of the week
• Intensity: Recommend exercising at a level within the person’s exercise benefit zone (60–80 percent of maximum heart rate)
• Time: Recommend 20–60 minutes of aerobic exercise throughout the day
• Type: Recommend doing any type of exercising one enjoys the most
• Other:
1. Resistance Training exercises
2. Flexibility exercises
3. Warm up and cool down exercises
• Help identify barriers to starting and maintain an exercise program
• Discuss importance of having a plan and a partner (TAB)
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