Wk 4 Response 100 Words only

The purpose of exercise prescription is to ensure the safety and overall health and wellness of each individual client and their needs as they pertain to an exercise program that will benefit them.  Each client is unique in their own fitness story; their health history, limitations due to injuries or possible diseases, and their goals will each vary from client to client.  This is why exercise prescriptions are so important to utilize. It is a plan that is designed by a fitness and rehabilitation specialist to adhere to each client’s specific needs and limitations that will help them improve in strength and endurance and will keep them safe and within their limitations so to avoid injuries. The principles of exercise prescription (Ex Rx) include FITT and FITT-VP principles. For example, in our course text on page 163 the discussion of specific principles state, “When periods of physical inactivity are broken up by short bouts of standing or physical activity (e.g., a very short walk around the office or home), the adverse effects of physical inactivity are reduced (20,34). Therefore, the Ex Rx should include a plan to decrease periods of physical inactivity in addition to an increase in physical activity” (American College Sports, 2013).