Special Aerobic Exercises

Aerobic exercise has been recognized as a safe and beneficial physical  training modality for a number of chronic conditions, yet physicians do  not know how to prescribe it. This chapter aims to discuss the effects  of aerobic exercise in the treatment of metabolic syndrome-related  disorders (diabetes, hypertension and obesity), heart and pulmonary  diseases (coronary heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  and asthma), locomotive apparatus disorders (rheumatoid arthritis,  osteoporosis systemic lupus erythematosus and fibromyalgia),  neurological diseases (multiple sclerosis), and gastrointestinal  disorders (Crohn‘s Disease). The suggested potential mechanisms for the  beneficial effects of aerobic exercise are discussed and some basic  guidelines for exercise prescription in this kind of populations are  given.