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Exercise physiologists are allied health professionals who specialise in the advice and prescription of exercise and behaviour modification programs to help patients get fitter for all around good health, or to treat patients with a medical condition through exercise.
Exercise physiologists are knowledgeable about the effects that exercise has on the musculoskeletal system, as well as on the cardiovascular and endocrine systems. In a hospital setting, they can prescribe a course of exercises for either fitness or rehabilitation. As part of a multidisciplinary team, they can treat medical conditions including obesity, arthritis, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, asthma and cardiovascular disease.
Individuals seeking employment as an exercise physiologist will require a science-based bachelor degree with a strong exercise physiology component.
All exercise physiologists in Australia should be accredited with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA).
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