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Applications
Before You Start Exercising
This app can be used to monitor your exercise. While moderate physical activity, such as brisk
walking, is safe for most people, health experts suggest that you talk with your doctor before
you start an exercise program, particularly if you have any of the following conditions:
• H eart disease
• A sthma or lung disease
• D iabetes, or liver or kidney disease
• A rthritis
You should also check with your doctor if you have symptoms suggestive of heart, lung, or
other serious disease, such as:
• P ain or discomfort in your chest, neck, jaw, or arms during physical activity
• D izziness or loss of consciousness
• S hortness of breath with mild exertion or at rest, or when lying down or going to bed
• A nkle swelling, especially at night
• A heart murmur or a rapid or pronounced heartbeat
• M uscle pain when walking upstairs or up a hill that goes away when you rest
Finally, the American College of Sports Medicine recommends that you see your doctor
before engaging in vigorous exercise if two or more of the following apply:
• Y ou are a man older than age 45 or a woman older than age 55.
• Y ou have a family history of heart disease before age 55.
• Y ou smoke or quit smoking in the past six months.
• Y ou have not exercise for three months or more.
• Y ou are overweight or obese.
• Y ou have high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
• Y ou have impaired glucose tolerance, also call pre-diabetes.
When in Doubt - Check it Out
If you are unsure of your health status, have several health problems, or are pregnant, you
should speak with your doctor before starting a new exercise program. Working with your
doctor ahead of time is a good way to plan an exercise program that is right and safe for you.
Consider it the first step on your path to physical fitness.
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