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Exercise Is Medicine Jacksonville
- 1. Exercise Is Medicine Jacksonville Presented by: Carmen Rojas Kinesologist, Participating EIM Supporter
- 2. What Is Exercise Is Medicine • Exercise Is Medicine™ is a sustainable global initiative to: – Influence national policy to obtain reimbursement for exercise counseling. – Influence medical health record companies to include exercise as a HEDIS measure and health care systems to make exercise a vital sign. – Effect policy changes that support physical activity counseling and patient referrals (to health fitness professionals) in clinical settings. – Produce an expectation among the public that health care providers should and will ask about and prescribe exercise. – Encourage physicians and other health care providers to be physically active themselves.
- 3. What This Means For Your Practice • The medical practice action steps can be summed up in three basic steps. • Ask • Assess • Assign
- 4. What To Ask • Ask every patient, at every visit questions about their physical activity. • Sample questions might include – When was the last time you exercised? – How long do you exercise when you do exercise? – What type of exercise do you prefer? – How hard are you exercising?
- 5. Assessing Readiness For Physical Activity • Based on their diagnosis, current state, and answers to the previous questions assess the following: – Should this patient be exercising? – Can this patient exercise on their own? – Can this patient exercise under the guidance of an exercise professional? – PAR-Q is a useful tool to determine physical activity readiness.
- 6. Assign The Patient Some Homework • If the patient is already exercising as they should, congratulate and encourage them to continue. • If the patient is not currently getting enough physical activity, but does not need supervision use the “Exercise Prescription” to give them specific steps. • If the patient needs regular guidance to achieve physical activity goals, refer them to a qualified health and fitness expert.
- 7. Things to Remember When Choosing A Trainer • Not all personal trainers are created equal. To treat special populations trainers should at a minimum: – Have a 4 year degree in an Exercise Science or related field in addition to an NCCA recognized Personal Training certification. – Hold a current CPR certification – If independent, carry sufficient liability insurance • Not all gyms insure the trainers
- 8. Resources • All of the pieces (EIM Prescriptions, Referral Cards, brochures) etc. can be downloaded from www.exerciseismedicine.org • The pieces can be custom ordered, printed and bound locally. – (Speak with Carmen Rojas for more information.)
- 9. The Research • Quantity and Quality of Exercise for Developing and Maintaining Cardiorespiratory, Musculoskeletal, and Neuromotor Fitness in Apparently Healthy Adults: Guidance for Prescribing Exercise • Appropriate Physical Activity Intervention Strategies for Weight Loss and Prevention of Weight Regain for Adults • Exercise and 24-h Glycemic Control: Equal Effects for All Type 2 Diabetes Patients? • American College of Sports Medicine Roundtable on Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors • Acute Effects of Exercise and Calorie Restriction on Triglyceride Metabolism in Women
- 10. Summary • The success of the Exercise Is Medicine global initiative depends on the leadership of physicians. • The Ask, Asses, Assign process should only take a few minutes to complete and can make a significant difference to your patient outcomes. • Lead by example and encourage your staff, and colleagues to regularly exercise.
- 11. CARMEN ROJAS CARMEN@GETVARSITYFIT.COM (904)772-4709 For More Information