title: Prescribing physical activity to prevent disease.
abstract: Despite an increase in the public's awareness of the ample health benefits of physical activity, less than 20% of US adults regularly participate in moderate to vigorous physical activity. For most adults, increasing physical activity even moderately is likely to benefit health. Physicians can prescribe physical activity and incorporate an emphasis on physical activity into clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77550.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Simons-Morton
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Pate
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Simons-Morton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D005082:Physical Exertion; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012307:Risk Factors