This course will address the latest research in the fitness/fatness debate and the growing support for the role of physical activity in promoting healthful aging and preventing serious diseases, including heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, plus effective strategies for motivating clients to put more physical activity into their daily lives.  

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: 
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
  1. Utilize data from two (2) large clinical trials to explain the benefits of adhering to an exercise routine.
  2. Discuss the effects of an exercise program on chronic conditions such as excessive body weight, cancer, and depression.
  3. Instruct clients or patients in ways to overcome common barriers to exercise.

AUDIENCE: 
Nursing, nutritionists, and other healthcare providers.

NOTE:
  • Original Live Presentation September 23, 2008
  • Reviewed by PCNA CE committee January 2014

Seminar Information
Seminar Date:
September 23, 2008
Move It! Update from the Activity Side of the Energy Balance Equation - Plus Strategies To Get Your Clients Off The Couch
 FACULTY DISCLOSURES:

The faculty members have no commercial relationships to disclose.


Speaker Information
Steven Blair, PED, FACSM   [ view bio ]
Timothy Church, MD, MPH, PhD   [ view bio ]
Barbara Fletcher, RN, MN, FAAN, FAHA   [ view bio ]
Individual topic purchase: Selected

PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITY AND RECEIPT OF CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT:
View the course materials; complete the post-test (you can take the post-test more than once if needed to achieve a passing score of 75%) and online evaluation form at the end of the activity, and print your CE certificate.


ACCREDITOR:

This educational activity is provided by the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA). PCNA is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education (CE) programs by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), provider number 030602. 

 

Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
General Hour: 1.00
Total Hour: 1.00
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