Dr Robert Sallis on the practicalities of exercise is medicine

Dr Robert Sallis (Exercise Is Medicine Advisory Board chairman) offers advice on how to get patients and colleagues engaged with exercise as medicine. Karim Khan (BJSM editor) asks him about his experience promoting this at Kaiser Permanente, and resources and schemes available.As Dr Sallis is a former president of the American College of Sports Medicine, they also discuss what’s coming up for the organisation.An update on Exercise Is Medicine 0.51How to get started with Exercise Is Medicine 2.00The Everybody Walks scheme 3.00Getting exercise as a vital sign into consultations 4.11Referral resources 6.23How encorporating exercise into healthcare has worked for Kaiser Permanente 11.06The upcoming triathlon conference in Kona 13.30ACSM in 2013 15.57The National Activity Plan in the US 18.49See also:Podcast: Exercise on prescription, Mai-Lis Hellénius and Carl Johan Sundberg http://bit.ly/13USrPHPodcast: Mike Loosemore - how to prescribe exercise http://bit.ly/naC5QV