Prescribe exercise like you prescribe medicine
We have all seen and heard the story: a patient who is overweight and has heart problems (or arthritis, diabetes, low back pain or any number of other chronic conditions) is told by their doctor that they need to exercise.
The patient agrees, “Yes, I really will try to start an exercise program.”
Six months later, the patient is back in the doctor’s office, and the conversation goes something like this:
“Well, I …
