“Exercise as Medicine” for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Diseases

Harvard HSPH

Exercise is a potent non-pharmacologic lifestyle modality that positively alters chronic disease risk and management of chronic disease throughout the lifespan, and as such the phrase “Exercise as Medicine” is commonly used to underscore the importance of this modality in everyday life. Epidemiologic research supports the use of physical activity in support of exercise as medicine to address disease risk and management which has been further reinforced with efficacy data from…