Exercise prescription coming your way? (USA)

The next time you see your doctor, he or she might do more than just tell you to get some exercise - they could pick up their prescription pad and prescribe exercise. Exercise prescriptions get inactive adults moving, a new study shows. The study, published in this week's Archives of Internal Medicine, is a 'milestone' because it proves that exercise prescriptions work, says Pamela Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP. Peeke, who is the spokeswoman for the American College of Sports Medicine's 'Exercise is Medicine' campaign, says it's 'quite rare' for U.S. doctors to prescribe exercise, but that's changing. - webMD