The following is an excerpt from The Wall Street Journal article by Laura Landro, and can be viewed in its entirety by clicking here. An ounce of prevention may be worth a pound of cure, but medical schools have traditionally given little weight to instruction on how to help patients live healthier lives. The future […]
Due to the worldwide burden of noncommunicable disease, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) launched a global health awareness initiative in 2007 called Exercise is Medicine® (EIM®) to create awareness in healthcare providers in promoting physical activity to their patients. To transition awareness into action, Exercise is Medicine Greenville® (EIMG®) launched in 2016 through […]
Moving through Cancer (MTC), an initiative of Exercise is Medicine® and the American College of Sports Medicine, has created a beautiful, comprehensive patient booklet on physical activity during and after cancer treatment. The information is based on the latest evidence-based guidelines and was developed by the Moving through Cancer Task Force. Physical activity during and […]
Starting March 2020, near the beginning of the pandemic, exercise scientists and clinicians published blogs about the mechanisms by which physical activity could likely reduce harm from COVID-19. There was strong evidence that physical activity improves immune function, reduces inflammation, prevents and treats most common chronic diseases, decreases the psychological and physiological burden of stress, and improves […]