Labeled "the mystery malady of the 1990s," chronic fatigue accounts for millions of visits to the doctor each year--yet many more people with the condition never seek medical help. If you have chronic fatigue this book is for you! In Chronic Fatigue: Your Complete Exercise Guide, you will find a clear description of chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome, essentials on designing an exercise program to fit your capabilities, guidelines for safe exercise, four complete exercise programs, and a unique Health Points System to help you maintain motivation and gauge your progress.
Chronic Fatigue: Your Complete Exercise Guide offers a safe and effective exercise program that sets you on a lifelong course of reduced fatigue and improved health. Use it as a basis for discussion with your doctor and as a guide to help you work moderate exercise into your daily routine.
This book is part of The Cooper Clinic and Research Institute Fitness Series--the first series that provides a complete and sensible exercise program to overcome or reduce a chronic medical condition. Other topics in the series include arthritis, diabetes, breathing disorders, and stroke. Dr. Neil F. Gordon, the series author, is widely regarded as a leading medical authority on exercise and health. He is the director of exercise physiology at the internationally renowned Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas, Texas.