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Prescription for Physical Activity

Physical activity can add far more to your health than merely losing weight or adding muscle strength! Modern medical science has found that daily exercise is the best way to achieve a state of optimal fitness, which allows you to live longer and stay free of illness better.

Doctors are now starting to prescribe daily exercise for all their patients, in an effort to prevent illness and improve the quality of life for their patients. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) recommends that all adults get at least 30 minutes of strenuous activity every day, and some medical studies are starting to show that more than 30 minutes of activity gives even better health benefits.

The WCCPA has developed a prescription pad that tailors your exercise needs to resources available in this area. These are supplied to all doctors in this area, so that your doctor can use it to prescribe an activity plan that is right for you!

Here is what a Prescription for Physical Activity looks like:

Rx PRESCRIPTION FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

 Name:                                                                      Date:                                .
     Commit to improving your health by doing the following activities for at least

             minutes, ________times per week.

O  Play tennis

O  Cut the grass (with a push mower)

O  Go for a bicycle ride

O  Go for a swim

O  Play disc golf/ other disc sports

O  Hike with a parent or friend

O  Work in your flower/ vegetable garden

O  Canoe/ kayak

O  Play outdoors with children

O  Explore a cave

O  Help clean a local park or school

O  Pick up litter on your block

O  Go for a walk

O  Dancing/ dance lessons

O  Go jogging

O  Walk the dog

O  Rollerskate/ skateboarding

O  Work out at the gym

O  Take a walking tour of downtown         Bowling Green or WKU’s campus

O  Other: 

Lifestyle changes: use stairs, walk or bicycle to school or work or shopping,
in general be a participant rather than a spectator.

 

 Signed by:                                                                                                                           .

 Not sure what’s available in your community?  Get your copy of the Warren County Council
 on Physical Activity’s Physical Activity Resource Guide from your physician or by calling
 781-2490, ext. 215.  You can also check the Yellow Pages under:

O  Health clubs              O  Exercise & physical fitness programs                O  Parks 

 Provided by the Warren County Council on Physical Activity

Remember to start easy and build up. Getting some exercise every day is easier to maintain as a habit, rather than skipping days. Use the Resource Guide from the Warren County Council on Physical Activity to direct you to the many fitness resources available in this area.