Obesity and physical exercise in hemophilia

Abstract

The new coagulation factors have made possible to increase the life expectancy of patients with hemophilia to around 70 years of age. However, there are some comorbidities to take into account such as obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular or metabolic diseases. Improving dietary habits and promoting physical exercise are the two ways of preventing this. But, less than 50% of people with haemophilia actually do something in this sense, even though to practice physical activity or sport is save if you under treatment.