Increasing Physical Activity Rippe James M. Professor of Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School
Increasing Physical Activity Rippe James M. Professor of Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School Only a fifth of adults in the United States do enough physical activity to meet the…
Specifikacia Increasing Physical Activity Rippe James M. Professor of Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School
Increasing Physical Activity Rippe James M. Professor of Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School
Only a fifth of adults in the United States do enough physical activity to meet the guidelines set by Centers for Disease Control. Increasing Physical Activity: A Practical Guide equips healthcare practitioners to include physical activity counseling in the daily practice of medicine.Written by lifestyle medicine pioneer and cardiologist, Dr James Rippe, this book proves inactivity is a stronger risk factor than other lifestyle factors for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and many other diseases. The health benefits of regular physical activity are beyond dispute, yet less than 40% of physicians routinely counsel their patients on the importance of physical activity.
It provides evidence-based information on the role of physical activity in preventing and treating chronic conditions and includes practical strategies for healthcare practitioners to prescribe