Industry Presented Webinar - ​​Exercise and Obesity Medications: Balancing Biology and Human Behavior​

About this course

The landscape of obesity treatment has changed with the recent surge of highly effective obesity medications (GLP-1s). While exercise and lifestyle strategies remain the foundation, it is important for exercise professionals and researchers to recognize updates in programming approaches that balance the biological and behavioral needs of the patients/clients seeking obesity treatment. This course will highlight the current state of the evidence around the role of exercise and obesity medication and help participants understand the how we need to reframe our research, applied programs, and environments for patients/clients taking these agents for obesity treatment.

What you will learn

• Understand the impact of contemporary obesity medications on body weight, body composition, and other health outcomes.
• Understand what we currently know and do not know (state of the evidence) related to the impact of exercise for patients taking contemporary obesity medications.
• Understand the specific behavioral considerations for engaging in exercise specific to patients taking contemporary obesity medications.

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