The importance of physical activity is proven. Exercise has preventive and therapeutic health benefits. Yet the vast majority of people in the developed world choose to remain inactive. The prevalence of chronic diseases contributed to by physical inactivity is escalating so rapidly that their costs will exceed $1 trillion in the United States in the next decade!
More alarming, there are 250 000 deaths annually in the United States directly attributable to physical inactivity. Despite these distressing data, most physicians and health providers miss many opportunities to prescribe exercise when treating chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Solutions for these issues will be discussed.
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