Exercise therapy for the exercise naïve: The first step in obesity management Authors Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India Anuradha Mandlekar Head, Physiotherapy Services, Fitterfly Healthtech Pvt Ltd, Navi Mumbai Nitin Kapoor Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore (TN) -632004, India, and Non Communicable Disease Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Abstract Exercise is an integral part of obesity management and health promotion. This brief communication shares practical and pragmatic tips as to how to initiate physical activity in an exercise-naïve person with obesity. This information will be useful for all health care professionals who manage patients with obesity, including physicians and physiotherapists. A step-wise initiation of physical activity starting from flexibility training, balance practice and then aerobic and resistance exercises would help to provide a long term sustainable pattern of physical activity. Keywords: Exercise, Obese, Overweight, Obesity, Person-centered care, Physical activity, Workout. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2021-12-01 How to Cite Sanjay Kalra, Anuradha Mandlekar, & Nitin Kapoor. (2021). Exercise therapy for the exercise naïve: The first step in obesity management. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 71(12), 2828–2830. Retrieved from https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/22961 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 71 No. 12 (2021): DECEMBER Section BAROCRINOLOGY License Copyright (c) 2022 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.