Adherence
Engaging in physical activity appropriate to an individual's current activity level, health status, and physical function yields health benefits that generally outweigh the risks for people living with disability, with no major risks identified.
If you have a disability, you can and should be physically active. Start with small amounts of activity that feel safe for your current health and ability level. The health benefits you get from moving are greater than the risks. Gradually increase how often, how hard, and how long you exercise as you are able. Doing some activity is always better than doing none.
The guidelines stress that there are no major risks to people living with disability engaging in physical activity when it is appropriate to an individual’s current activity level, health status, and physical function and that the health benefits accrued generally outweigh the risks.
Why this rating
Based on systematic reviews and expert opinion (GDG) concluding no major risks, though specific high-certainty evidence for mortality was extrapolated.
Source
The First Global Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Guidelines for People Living With Disability
Catherine Carty et al. · Journal of Physical Activity and Health · 2021
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