Self-Care: Exercise

Course Overview

Being physically fit and healthy can help build and maintain your level of resilience when unexpected events occur either at work or in your personal life. This Ausmed Self-Care Training Module looks at exercise and its importance as an aspect of self-care.

Topics

• The importance of stretching
• The difference between flexibility and mobility
• Improving your flexibility and range-of-motion
• Exercising for cardiovascular benefits
• Other benefits of exercise

Purpose

The primary purpose of Ausmed's Self-Care Training Modules is for your personal development and wellbeing, rather than the purpose of CPD. They may qualify as CPD if the content meets an identified professional learning need for you.

Learning Outcomes

• Take time to reflect on your own health and wellbeing and consider the importance of this to your personal and professional life.
• Improve your understanding of the importance of flexibility, mobility and regular exercise on your health and wellbeing.
• Identify any changes you may wish to implement in order to improve your physical health.

Disclosure

No conflict of interest exists for anyone in the position to control content for this activity. Wherever possible, generic or non-proprietary names of medications or products have been used.

Educator

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