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httpwww.nchpad.orgemailnchpad.orgToll-Free1-800-900-80864000RidgewayDriveBirminghamAL352094ExerciseisforEVERYbodyTherearecurrently56.7millionpeoplewithphysicaldisabilitiesintheworld.Astriking58percentofthoseindividualsareconsideredobeseleadingtoannualhealthcarecostsofapproximately400billion.Howeverthesebleakstatisticscanbegreatlydiminished.Exercisecanplayaleadingroleinimprovingandmaintainingover-allhealth.ThePhysicalActivityGuidelinesforAmericansprovidescience-basedguidancetohelpindividualswithdisabilitiesagesixandolderachievehealthybenetsthroughappropriatephysicalactiv-ityandexercise.Thesebenetsareespeciallyimportantforindividualswithdisabilitiesasresearchshowstheyleadtolessactivelivesthanthosewithoutdisabilities.Comorbiditieslikehighbloodpressurediabetesandobesityaremuchmoreprevalentforindividualswithdisabilitieswhichmakesphysi-calactivityevenmoreimportantasitcanhelppreventorlessentheimpactofsuchcomorbidities.Inordertoexperiencetheseandotherbenetsofregularphysicalactivityitmustbeincorporatedintoyourdailyroutine.PreliminaryStepstoExercise1.Informyourphysicianorprimarycaregiverthatyouareconsideringstartinganexerciseprogram.2.Ifpossibleparticipateinagradedexercisetesttodetermineyourcurrentleveloftness.3.Findouttheeectsifanyofyourmedicationonexercise.4.Ifpossibleconsultatrainedexerciseprofessionalforanindividualizedexerciseprescrip-tion.5.DetermineyourgoalsandmakesuretheyareS.M.A.R.T.S.M.A.R.T.goalsstandforSpecicMeasurableAainableRelevantIncreasedcardiacheartandpulmonarylungfunctionImprovedabilitytoperformacviesofdailylivingProteconagainstdevelopmentofchronicillnessesDecreasedanxietyanddepressionaswellasenhancedfeelingofwell-beingLoweredcholesterolandbloodpressurePotentialBenetsofExerciseGENERALEXERCISEGUIDELINESandTimeBound.ForinstanceifyousaidyourgoalwastoloseweightthiswouldnotbeaSMARTgoal.IfyoulostonepoundinthenextyearwouldyouhavereachedyourgoalASMARTgoalwouldsayIwant