We here at Gofitnow.com are really excited by the trend towards using exercise as medicine. It’s a concept we’ve espoused for over twenty years and one we’ve seen reap huge rewards both in prevention and alleviation of common ailments and diseases.
Strength training has been at the core of what we do, even in times when strength training wasn’t popular (think back to the eighties and early nineties when aerobics classes ruled the gym). We introduced many women to strength training when we owned our gym in Mosman, Australia and saw first hand some of the “miracles” that it can lead to – reversing confirmed cases of osteoporosis, helping pe0ple overcome chronic back conditions, overcome depression, reduce blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels. All those health benefits on top of helping people increase their metabolism so they burn more calories and get their bodies looking better.
The American College of Sports Medicine is currently working very hard to get more doctors actually prescribing exercise – less than 2% do so.
Here’s a video produced by the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) that illustrates the importance of exercise (with emphasis on strength training) in the treatment of cancer, diabetes and other diseases. It’s about 8 minutes long and well worth watching.
EXERCISE IS MEDICINE (Click Here)
Exercise is Medicine
