Exercise is Medicine^® created the Rx for Health series to provide essential guidelines on exercise for sedentary individuals and those with various chronic diseases and medical conditions. An extensive group of ACSM subject matter experts (including research scientists and clinicians) contributed to the development of this series.

These handouts are designed to be used by health care providers and exercise professionals to support their physical activity recommendations to patients/clients. Each handout can printed and given to a patient or scanned into the electronic health record (EHR) to be added to the after-visit summary (AVS).

We hope these materials will support your efforts to guide and inspire your patients and clients to become more physically active and achieve the numerous benefits associated with an active lifestyle.

Foundational Exercise Rx

• Sit Less. Move More.
• Being Active for a Better Life
• Being Active as We Get Older
• Staying Active When Frail
• Being Active as a Teen
• Being Active with Your Young Child

Special Health Alert

• Returning to Physical Activity After COVID-19  Greek Version
• Being Active During the Coronavirus Pandemic Greek Version
• Keeping Children Active During the Coronavirus Pandemic Greek Version

Exercise Rx for Medical Conditions

• Alzheimer’s Disease    Australian Version  Greek Version
• Aneurysm
• Asthma  Greek Version
• Atrial Fibrillation    Greek Version
• Bleeding Disorder
• Blood Lipid Disorders
• Cancer Greek Version
• Chronic Kidney Disease   Greek Version
• Chronic Liver Disease   Greek Version
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) Greek Version
• Depression and Anxiety  Greek Version
• Heart Failure  Greek Version
• Heart Valve Disease   Greek Version
• HIV/AIDS  Greek Version
• Hypertension
• Fibromyalgia    Greek Version
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
• Low Back Pain
• Mobility Limitations  Greek Version
• Multiple Sclerosis (Australia) Greek Version
• Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Overweight/Obesity   Greek Version
• Pacemaker
• Parkinson’s Disease Greek Version
• Peripheral Arterial Disease   Greek Version
• Prediabetes
• Pregnancy   Greek Version
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Type 2 Diabetes