| This monograph is designed to assist Healthcare Providers in appropriately prescribing exercise to their patients. This document will review specific benefits of exercise, risks associated with exercise, current recommendations on exercise, cardiovascular risk assessments, assessing an individual's desire to become physically fit, and guidelines for writing an exercise prescription. Information is provided on exercise precautions for individuals with specific health issues such as heart disease, diabetes mellitus, lung disease and pregnancy. Included are convenient references that are available to patients in the form of handouts. The intent of this paper is to instill confidence in prescribing exercise to a broad patient population, thus mastering the "art of exercise prescription." |
