The National Center “Exercise is Medicine–Greece” (EIM-Greece), a member of the global initiative Exercise is Medicine®, is hosting the International Conference “Exercise is Medicine” in Athens on October 10-12, 2025, which includes the 2025 Exercise Is Medicine Europe Regional Meeting.

Exercise is Medicine® has the mission to promote physical activity as a vital pillar of health and to incorporate it into the national healthcare systems worldwide. In the same spirit, EIM–Greece is dedicated to integrating physical activity as an intervention for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. EIM-Greece actively fosters collaboration between the medical community and certified exercise professionals, aiming to embed exercise into clinical practice for chronic diseases and contributing to the improvement of public health and the reduction of healthcare costs.

The aim of the International Conference “Exercise is Medicine” is to highlight national and international policies and best practices for utilizing physical activity and integrating it into primary and secondary health care systems, as well as in all levels of education. The Conference is under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs & Sports, as well as the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Faculties of Physical Education and Sport Science across Greece.

Building on the success of the 1st National Conference “Exercise is Medicine” (April 2024), this year’s International Conference will feature invited representatives of European EIM National Centers and leaders from the EIM Global network, prominent institutional representatives from the Greek government, and leading figures from a wide range of exercise and health sciences, education and technology, in the context of fruitful interdisciplinary debates and innovative interactions.

The Conference, held both in person and online, will present established best practices for the promotion of physical activity for health, with five indicative themes: Physical Activity as an Integral Part of Health Care, Technology and Physical Activity Promotion, Translation of the Exercise is Medicine Model for Children and Adolescents, Exercise Is Medicine for Active Ageing and The Role of the Exercise Professionals in Exercise is Medicine. The conference proceedings will be enriched with pre-conference workshops, as well as parallel pre-conference activities/events planned throughout the country.

The International Conference “Exercise is Medicine” aspires to initiate interdisciplinary and social dialogue on the utilization of physical activity for health. Therefore, we invite all health, exercise, education, and technology scientists and professionals, as well as the students at all levels of the respective scientific disciplines, to embrace this collective effort and actively participate in the proceedings of the conference.