Boston Children’s Hospital · Cardiac Fitness Program
Daily use since 2018Part of the team’s clinical practice
250+ patientsSupported with individualized plans
Hundreds of plansCreated around individual needs
The challenge
Personal care. Time-consuming preparation.
Every patient needed a different plan. Every handout meant more work.
Different ages, abilities and equipment at home called for individualized guidance. Staff searched online for exercise images and copied them into Word documents – a process Katie Cameron described as bulky and complex.
Before Train
Search for images
Assemble the handout
Repeat for each patient
After Train
Instantly find suitable exercises
Build personalized plans with ease
Send patients home with clear visual guidance
The approach
One prescription. From clinic to home.
1
Personalize the plan
Choose exercises around the patient’s abilities, interests and equipment.
2
Teach and practice
Demonstrate together, observe the patient and correct form.
3
Take the guidance home
Give patients illustrated routines to reinforce what they’ve learned.
Train pediatric workout example · not a Boston Children’s prescription
Katie describes creating around three exercise circuits per patient, plus a flexibility routine. Using Train’s filters, the team chooses movements suited to each patient’s abilities and the equipment they can access at home or at a gym. Patients can also help choose exercises, which the team turns into illustrated routines – giving them more ownership of a plan they can use beyond the program.
The benefits
Easier for staff. Clearer for patients. Shared by the team.
Putting an individualized plan into practice at Boston Children’s.
For staff
Less preparation. More personalization.
A categorized library makes suitable exercises easier to find and turn into individual plans.
“Makes our job a lot more efficient.” – Tracy Curran, PhD
For patients
A reminder of what they’ve learned.
Illustrations, instructions and muscle-group diagrams reinforce teaching. Choosing exercises with staff gives patients a role in their own routine.
For the program
Shared expertise. Resources that last.
Clinicians share workouts and adapt useful routines. During follow-ups after graduation, Katie reports that patients often still have their handouts and continue referring to them.
Because several exercise physiologists work with the same patients, Train lets them access and build on one another’s plans. Tracy also describes reusing workouts across patients, adapting a useful routine to someone else’s needs. This gives the team a practical way to share its experience while keeping care individual.
“They may not remember the name of the exercise, but if we were to show them the picture, then they recall doing it.”
Katie Cameron, M.S.Senior Exercise Physiologist, Boston Children’s Hospital
Recommended by the team
“I would recommend Train for any hospital or exercise program because of its ease of use.”
Tracy Curran, PhDLead Exercise Physiologist & Senior Cardiac Fitness Program Development Manager Boston Children’s Hospital
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