Clinical Exercise Physiology at Springfield College

Exercise during pregnancy can positively influence developing systems allowing for improved neuromotor development, thus leading to infants who are more adept at movement, and presumably more likely to be active. Because physical activity is a modifiable risk factor of childhood obesity, these findings suggest that exercise during pregnancy may potentially reduce childhood risk of obesity.

Read the full article in MSSE.
Effects of Aerobic Exercise during Pregnancy on 1-Month Infant Neuromotor Skills: http://ow.ly/aoyZ50v8849

In 2018, the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia published a landmark position statement calling for exercise to be integrated as standard practice in cancer care. Cheema and colleagues suggest that for the successful integration of exercise therapy to occur, exercise professionals and their services will have to become a respected, visible, and promoted part of the cancer treatment center itself.

In the latest installment of the Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine the authors detail the experiences of an accredited exercise physiologist, one of the first to be employed on a full-time basis within a cancer center in Australia. They provide practical recommendations for exercise professionals seeking to integrate exercise services within the cancer treatment setting. In addition, they present a model of care involving a key role for the exercise professional, which could be implemented to improve patient care and health outcomes throughout cancer treatment and beyond. http://ow.ly/XZpK50uVVGE