Physical activity covers not just sports but also simple everyday movements such as housework,walking and playing.Regular exercise has a great importance in maintaining good health,indeed inactivity is a risk factor f...Physical activity covers not just sports but also simple everyday movements such as housework,walking and playing.Regular exercise has a great importance in maintaining good health,indeed inactivity is a risk factor for different chronic diseases.Physical exercise can play a crucial role in the treatment of rheumatic diseases,optimizing both physical and mental health,enhancing energy,decreasing fatigue and improving sleep.An exercise program for patients with rheumatic diseases aims to preserve or restore a range of motion of the affected joints,to increase muscle strength and endurance,and to improve mood and decrease health risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle.In this editorial I describe the benefits of the exercise on physical limitations and fatigue in rheumatic diseases that seem to have a short and long-term effectiveness.A literature review was conducted on Pub Med,Scopus and Google Scholar using appropriate keywords based on the present editorial.展开更多
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文摘Physical activity covers not just sports but also simple everyday movements such as housework,walking and playing.Regular exercise has a great importance in maintaining good health,indeed inactivity is a risk factor for different chronic diseases.Physical exercise can play a crucial role in the treatment of rheumatic diseases,optimizing both physical and mental health,enhancing energy,decreasing fatigue and improving sleep.An exercise program for patients with rheumatic diseases aims to preserve or restore a range of motion of the affected joints,to increase muscle strength and endurance,and to improve mood and decrease health risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle.In this editorial I describe the benefits of the exercise on physical limitations and fatigue in rheumatic diseases that seem to have a short and long-term effectiveness.A literature review was conducted on Pub Med,Scopus and Google Scholar using appropriate keywords based on the present editorial.
