<p>This brand new book is the fi rst of its kind dedicated to exercise and fitness training after stroke. It aims to provide health professionals and other suitably qualified practitioners with the necessary information to design and evaluate exercise programmes for people after stroke which are safe and effective. The content is based on current evidence and aligned with national clinical guidelines and service frameworks, transcending stroke rehabilitation to lifestyle change and well-being through regular physical activity and exercise. </p> <p>The book comprehensively discusses the manifestations of stroke while demonstrating how stroke is managed, the evidence for exercise after stroke, how to design and evaluate exercise for people after stroke, as well as how to set up exercise services.</p><br><br><p><b>Part 1. Essentials of stroke care</b></p> <OL> </OL> <p>1. What is a stroke?</p> <p>2. The management of stroke</p> <p>3. Post stroke problems</p> <p><b>Part 2. Foundations for exercise and fitness training after stroke</b></p> <p>4. Physical fitness and function after stroke</p> <p>5. Evidence for exercise and fitness training after stroke</p> <p>6. Understanding and enhancing exercise behaviour after stroke</p> <p>7. Communication: getting it right</p> <p>8. One stroke survivor's journey</p> <p><b>Part 3. Practical applications of exercise and fitness training after stroke</b></p> <p>9. Preparing for exercise after stroke</p> <p>10. Designing and delivering an exercise and fitness training programme to stroke survivors</p> <p>11. Evaluating exercise and fitness training after stroke: outcome assessment</p> <p><b>Part 4. Exercise after stroke: service design and guidelines</b></p> <OL> </OL> <p>12. Models of exercise after stroke service design</p> <p>13. Guidelines for exercise after stroke service design</p> <p>14. Conclusions</p> <p><b>Glossary</b></p>