EXERCISE IS MEDICINE SOUTH AFRICA

Exercise is Medicine SA was formed under the global banner of the American College of Sports Medicine initiative. The primary focus is to educate and empower all healthcare providers to understand the benefits of regular exercise in the prevention and management of a broad spectrum of diseases, and to give them the means to prescribe and refer to the appropriate fitness professional. One of the main aims of EIM over the world is to get healthcare providers to monitor exercise habits, similar to recording vital signs in all patients, in conjunction with the appropriate exercise interventions. Wherever this has been introduced into healthcare systems, it has already had profound effects on health promotion and cost.