Exercise is Medicine™ for Physicians

Countdown to Exercise is Medicine™ Month

2009-04-02T11:48:00.001-04:00

Exercise is Medicine™ Month 2009 kicks off in just one month! Here are a few simple things you can do today:

Download the Action and Promotion Toolkit to learn how to incorporate physical activity into your life and plan an Exercise is Medicine™ event or activity.
Sign up your event or activity for Exercise is Medicine™ Month by clicking here.
Have your state and city officials proclaimed May as Exercise is Medicine™ Month? If not, help us out by requesting a proclamation.

What if there was one prescription that could prevent and treat dozens of diseases?

2009-03-16T08:00:00.000-04:00

The Exercise is Medicine™ initiative is a shared vision of ACSM and other organizations to help improve the health and well-being of our nation through a regular physical activity prescription from physicians and other healthcare providers.

The goal of the Exercise is Medicine™ program is to encourage physicians, regardless of specialty, to record physical activity as a vital sign during patient visits. Download the Exercise is Medicine™ physician's toolkit, a simple, fast, and effective tool for using physical activity, in the right "dosage", as a highly effective prescription for the prevention, treatment, and management of more than 40 of the most common chronic health conditions encountered in primary practice.

Join us in celebrating health and fitness in May for Exercise is Medicine™ Month. There are plenty of ways you can participate, but please plan to emphasize exercise and physical activity to patients during the month of May. Tell us your story if you plan to participate in other ways.

1. Post exercise/physical activity materials and/or posters throughout your office. Place information in your waiting rooms to reinforce messages about the importance of exercise and physical activity.

2. Make exercise consultation a regular part of your interaction with each patient during every visit. Download the physician's toolkit

3. Distribute exercise/physical activity tips to all patients at the conclusion of each appointment. If you can, write an exercise “prescription” for your patient. If not, consider a referral to an appropriate professional for an exercise prescription.

4. Be an example! If you’re not physically active, begin your own exercise routine and talk to your patients about what you do each day to stay active.

5. Refer to the Exercise is Medicine™ Web site for content and tools that demonstrate ease and accessibility for exercise and physical activity.

6. Promote the Exercise is Medicine™ Web site to hospital administrators and other healthcare professionals.

Please submit your promotion ideas to EIM@acsm.org. As appropriate, we will add them to the list for our visitors to see.

Exercise is Medicine™ Month Proclamations

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Looking for a way to stay involved with Exercise is Medicine™? Help us out by requesting an Exercise is Medicine™ Month proclamation from your mayor or governor! Just download the proclamations, personalize the sample request letter and contact your local mayor or state governor. Questions? Need help locating contact information? E-mail us at eim@acsm.org or call 317-352-3818 for help.

National Exercise is Medicine™ Month of May - Mayor's Proclamation
National Exercise is Medicine™ Month of May - Governor's Proclamation
Sample Proclamation Request Letter

Visit http://www.exerciseismedicine.org/makeithappen.htm for current city and state Exercise is Medicine™ month proclamations.

Exercise is Medicine with Robert Sallis, M.D. DVD

2008-12-18T15:19:00.002-05:00

Created by Dr. Robert Sallis during his tenure as president of the American College of Sports Medicine, Exercise is Medicine is a national initiative sponsored by ACSM to make physical activity assessment and exercise prescription a standard part of the disease prevention and treatment paradigm for all patients.

In this DVD program Dr. Sallis presents the concepts, data, and tools that define this groundbreaking program, as well as a description of the extensive nationwide support for Exercise is Medicine.

Click here to view a preview of this DVD, and order a full copy of the DVD here.

Keys to Exercise Video Series

2008-10-16T14:30:00.009-04:00

Click here to watch Exercise Is Medicine's™ "Keys to Exercise" Video Series.