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Charter to establish clinical exercise physiology as a recognised allied health profession in the UK: a call to action

The UK population is growing, ageing and becoming increasingly inactive and unfit. Personalised and targeted exercise interventions are beneficial for ageing and the management of chronic and complex conditions. Increasing the uptake of effective exercise and physical activity (PA) interventions is...

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Autores principales: Jones, Helen, George, Keith P, Scott, Andrew, Buckley, John P, Watson, Paula M, Oxborough, David L, Thijssen, Dick H, Graves, Lee E F, Whyte, Greg P, McGregor, Gordon, Naylor, Louise H, Rosenberg, Michael, Askew, Christopher D, Green, Daniel J
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Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8458347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34631147
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001158
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author Jones, Helen
George, Keith P
Scott, Andrew
Buckley, John P
Watson, Paula M
Oxborough, David L
Thijssen, Dick H
Graves, Lee E F
Whyte, Greg P
McGregor, Gordon
Naylor, Louise H
Rosenberg, Michael
Askew, Christopher D
Green, Daniel J
author_facet Jones, Helen
George, Keith P
Scott, Andrew
Buckley, John P
Watson, Paula M
Oxborough, David L
Thijssen, Dick H
Graves, Lee E F
Whyte, Greg P
McGregor, Gordon
Naylor, Louise H
Rosenberg, Michael
Askew, Christopher D
Green, Daniel J
author_sort Jones, Helen
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description The UK population is growing, ageing and becoming increasingly inactive and unfit. Personalised and targeted exercise interventions are beneficial for ageing and the management of chronic and complex conditions. Increasing the uptake of effective exercise and physical activity (PA) interventions is vital to support a healthier society and decrease healthcare costs. Current strategies for exercise and PA at a population level mostly involve self-directed exercise pathways, delivered largely via the fitness industry. Even for those who opt-in and manage to achieve the current recommendations regarding minimum PA, this generic ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach often fails to demonstrate meaningful physiological and health benefits. Personalised exercise prescription and appropriate exercise testing, monitoring and progression of interventions for individuals with chronic disease should be provided by appropriately trained and recognised exercise healthcare professionals, educated in the cognate disciplines of exercise science (eg, physiology, biomechanics, motor control, psychology). This workforce has operated for >20 years in the Australian public and private healthcare systems. Accredited exercise physiologists (AEPs) are recognised allied health professionals, with demonstrable health and economic benefits. AEPs have knowledge of the risks and benefits of distinct forms of exercise, skills in the personalised prescription and optimal delivery of exercise, and competencies to support sustained PA behavioural change, based on the established scientific evidence. In this charter, we propose a road map for the training, accreditation and promotion of a clinical exercise physiology profession in the UK.
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spelling pubmed-84583472021-10-07 Charter to establish clinical exercise physiology as a recognised allied health profession in the UK: a call to action Jones, Helen George, Keith P Scott, Andrew Buckley, John P Watson, Paula M Oxborough, David L Thijssen, Dick H Graves, Lee E F Whyte, Greg P McGregor, Gordon Naylor, Louise H Rosenberg, Michael Askew, Christopher D Green, Daniel J BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med Consensus Statement The UK population is growing, ageing and becoming increasingly inactive and unfit. Personalised and targeted exercise interventions are beneficial for ageing and the management of chronic and complex conditions. Increasing the uptake of effective exercise and physical activity (PA) interventions is vital to support a healthier society and decrease healthcare costs. Current strategies for exercise and PA at a population level mostly involve self-directed exercise pathways, delivered largely via the fitness industry. Even for those who opt-in and manage to achieve the current recommendations regarding minimum PA, this generic ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach often fails to demonstrate meaningful physiological and health benefits. Personalised exercise prescription and appropriate exercise testing, monitoring and progression of interventions for individuals with chronic disease should be provided by appropriately trained and recognised exercise healthcare professionals, educated in the cognate disciplines of exercise science (eg, physiology, biomechanics, motor control, psychology). This workforce has operated for >20 years in the Australian public and private healthcare systems. Accredited exercise physiologists (AEPs) are recognised allied health professionals, with demonstrable health and economic benefits. AEPs have knowledge of the risks and benefits of distinct forms of exercise, skills in the personalised prescription and optimal delivery of exercise, and competencies to support sustained PA behavioural change, based on the established scientific evidence. In this charter, we propose a road map for the training, accreditation and promotion of a clinical exercise physiology profession in the UK. BMJ Publishing Group 2021-09-21 /pmc/articles/PMC8458347/ /pubmed/34631147 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001158 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon this work for any purpose, provided the original work is properly cited, a link to the licence is given, and indication of whether changes were made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
spellingShingle Consensus Statement
Jones, Helen
George, Keith P
Scott, Andrew
Buckley, John P
Watson, Paula M
Oxborough, David L
Thijssen, Dick H
Graves, Lee E F
Whyte, Greg P
McGregor, Gordon
Naylor, Louise H
Rosenberg, Michael
Askew, Christopher D
Green, Daniel J
Charter to establish clinical exercise physiology as a recognised allied health profession in the UK: a call to action
title Charter to establish clinical exercise physiology as a recognised allied health profession in the UK: a call to action
title_full Charter to establish clinical exercise physiology as a recognised allied health profession in the UK: a call to action
title_fullStr Charter to establish clinical exercise physiology as a recognised allied health profession in the UK: a call to action
title_full_unstemmed Charter to establish clinical exercise physiology as a recognised allied health profession in the UK: a call to action
title_short Charter to establish clinical exercise physiology as a recognised allied health profession in the UK: a call to action
title_sort charter to establish clinical exercise physiology as a recognised allied health profession in the uk: a call to action
topic Consensus Statement
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8458347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34631147
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001158
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