The A3COR Project (Algarve Active Aging – Cardiac and Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation), promoted by the Association for the Development of the Academic Center for Biomedical Research and Training of the Algarve, will be developing activities at the Center for Experimentation and Artistic Creation, in Loulé Municipal Park.
The initiative includes carrying out a personalized exercise program, lasting 12 weeks, for people who have two pathologies that are prevalent in the population over 60 years of age: knee osteoarthritis (presence of knee pain) and the disease / cardiovascular risk (high blood pressure or cholesterol or if you are a smoker, but also people who have had a heart attack).
«The practice of regular physical exercise is an internationally recognized treatment, both in the treatment of osteoarthritis in the knee and in cardiac rehabilitation, as one of the main non-pharmacological approaches to the disease, in particular in the control of joint pain and in the improvement of cardiorespiratory functional capacity, whose impact can be felt in terms of quality of life», highlights the Câmara de Loulé in a note.
In this sense, it is intended to contribute, through the project, to the adoption of a healthier lifestyle based on the regular practice of a physical exercise program personalized to the abilities of each individual and on the adoption of a healthy diet based on the principles of the diet. mediterranean.
Those interested in participating in this project, free of charge, may contact the number 935 721 314 (Monday to Friday from 9 am to 00 pm), schedule their initial assessment and verify the possibility of their inclusion in the study that will be carried out in this context.
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