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What is Aerobic exercise?

Aerobic exercise refers to exercise that involves or improves oxygen consumption by the body. Aerobic means "with oxygen", and refers to the use of oxygen in the body's metabolic or energy-generating process.

Reasons done & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons done
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
General health 10 3
Multiple Sclerosis MS 5 1
Weight loss 3 1

See all 20 patients currently doing Aerobic exercise

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
3 100%

Schedules

  30 min as needed 3 hr weekly 1 hr daily 30 min weekly 150 min weekly 25 min daily 30 min daily 60 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Doing Aerobic exercise

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 33%
Usually
1 33%
Sometimes
1 33%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
2 67%
Not at all
1 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 33%
$25-49
1 33%
< $25
0 0%

Report created on March 15, 2010.