Adults with disabilities who get no aerobic exercise are 50 percent more likely to develop a chronic disease than those who do.
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlighted the importance of aerobic exercise for people with disabilities, a news release reported.
Most adults with disabilities are capable of participating in physical activity, but 47 percent do not get any aerobic exercise, 22 percent do not get enough exercise.
Only 44 percent of adults with disabilities received physical activity guidelines from their physicians.
Working age adults with disabilities are three times more likely to suffer from "heart disease, stroke, diabetes or cancer," the news release reported. Exercising can help reduce the risk of developing one of these chronic conditions.
It is recommended that working age adults with disabilities get two and a half hours of exercise every week.
Inactive adults with disabilities are about 50 percent more likely to report at least one chronic disease than those who participated in aerobic activity.
Doctor recommendation is extremely important in these cases. The data showed that adults with disabilities were 82 percent more likely to participate in aerobic activity if their doctor recommended it.
Adults with disabilities are urged to talk to their doctors about how much physical activity is necessary. Doctors and other health professionals should recommend physical activity guidelines to match each patients individual needs. Communities can also work to provide resources to encourage disabled individuals to get the appropriate amount of exercise.
"More than 21 million US adults 18 [to] 64 years of age have a disability. These are adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs; hearing; seeing; or concentrating, remembering, or making decisions. Most adults with disabilities are able to participate in physical activity, yet nearly half of them get no aerobic physical activity," the news release reported.
