Exercise is Medicine
Exercise is Medicine
Exercise is Medicine (IPA: /ˈɛksəˌsaɪz ɪz ˈmɛdɪsɪn/) is a global health initiative managed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). The program encourages primary care physicians and other health care providers to include physical activity when designing treatment plans for patients and refers to the concept that physical exercise has benefits in preventing and treating diseases.
Etymology
The term "Exercise is Medicine" is a modern phrase that originated in the United States. The phrase is a combination of the words "exercise" (from the Latin exercitus, meaning "to keep busy or at work") and "medicine" (from the Latin medicina, meaning "the healing art, medicine; a remedy").
Related Terms
- Physical Activity: Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure.
- Preventive Medicine: The part of medicine engaged with preventing disease rather than curing it.
- Therapeutic Exercise: Systematic and planned physical activity directed toward the achievement of a goal, such as restoring or maintaining health or fitness.
- Health Promotion: The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Exercise is Medicine
- Wikipedia's article - Exercise is Medicine
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