Medfit Programme: Exercise for Low Back Pain Prevention (October - December 2026 Intake) - Friday Sessions

Medfit Programme: Exercise for Low Back Pain Prevention (October - December 2026 Intake) - Friday Sessions Low back pain is a common cause of disability with studies showing around 80% of adults experience lower back pain at least once in their life. Exercise therapy is the most widely used type of conservative treatment for low back pain. Systematic reviews have shown that exercise therapy is effective for reducing lower back pain by improving mobility and stability through regular targeted exercises. Programme details: After completing the gold-standard DXA body composition scan, you will then engage in an 10-week training intervention with CSE Exercise Specialists. Training will be conducted using various monitoring system to ensure effective workouts which aim to reduce low back pain, body fat percentage, improve muscle mass and fat mass and cardio fitness level. Programme includes: Initial assessment will be arranged individually from the 7th of September 2026 - 18th of September 2026. Testing: 1) Body composition – DXA Whole Body Scan to measure muscle mass, fat mass and fat percentage 2) Blood Pressure Discussion and introduction to training, explanation of DXA result. Training sessions will be held every Friday from the 2nd of October - 4th of December 2026 (10-weeks). There is one scheduled session that you can choose to come to. Date/Time: 02/10/2026 16:30-17:30 Venue: HKU B- Active, Novum Place, 1st Floor, 460 Queen's Road West, Shek Tong Tsui, HK (HKU MTR Exit B1). Organized by: Centre for Sports and Exercise

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