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| Chronic Fatigue: Your Complete Exercise |
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| Foreword: Kenneth H. Cooper, MD, MPH Labeled "the mystery malady of the 1990s," chronic fatigue accounts for over six million visits to the doctor annually in the U.S. alone--yet many more with the condition never seek medical help. Chronic Fatigue: Your Complete Exercise Guide is a comprehensive guide to a balanced, step-by-step exercise program that will help patients beat back chronic fatigue and improve their overall health. In this book readers will find: ? a clear description of chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome, ? design specifications for exercise programs to meet the needs of people with chronic fatigue, ? guidelines for safe exercise, ? four complete exercise programs (for walking, stationary cycling, jogging, and the Schwinn Air-Dyne), and ? a unique Health Points System to help patients maintain motivation and gauge their progress. The Health Points System helps patients monitor their long-term exercise progress. Points are received for levels of exercise and workout intensity as shown on the Health Points Chart. Exercisers then tally their points each week to determine the effectiveness of their efforts. This unique system keeps patients involved in their recovery, maintains the motivation to exercise, and minimizes the risk of injury. There is a Health Points Chart for each of the four exercise programs detailed in the book. Charts for many additional aerobic exercise activities are provided to add variety to the exercise routines. The book provides readers, in addition to the Health Points System, medical definitions of chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome, a Chronic Fatigue Scorecard to evaluate exercise abilities, a description of a pre-exercise medical exam, and information on monitoring heart rate during exercise. Chronic Fatigue: Your Complete Exercise Guide offers a safe and effective exercise program that allows patients to set themselves on a lifelong course of improved health. This is an excellent reference for people who want to fight chronic fatigue and professionals who work with chronic fatigue patients. This guide is part of The Cooper Clinic and Research Institute Fitness Series--the first series to provide an exercise rehabilitation alternative for people with chronic medical conditions. Other topics in the series include arthritis, diabetes, breathing disorders, and strokes. About the Author Dr. Neil F. Gordon is widely regarded as a leading medical authority on exercise and health. Before receiving his master?s degree in public health from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1989, Dr. Gordon received doctoral degrees in exercise physiology and medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He also served as medical director of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise physiology for 6 years at I Military Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa. Since 1987, Dr. Gordon has been the director of exercise physiology at the internationally reknown |
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