An article on British Journal of Sport Medicine (BJSM) in 2011: Physical activity as medicine: time to translate evidence into clinical practice showed the term physical activity on prescription, which is defined as “a personalised written prescription of physical activity for any kind of patients visiting a health professional with symptoms or diseases where physical activity would improve health”. As written in the article, physical activity prescription provides the recommendation on physical activity based on individual status. It can be written by any healthcare professional  on terms of prevention or treatment. From a study in Sweden presented in the article, patients in primary healthcare who took physical activity as medication were well committed after 6 months. 

The paper also raised the question “are we prepared?” and introduce the book Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (FYSS). With an urge to promote and expand new evidence of physical activity, the book can be used as a guide tool for healthcare professionals about the treatment and prevention of various diseases. Through 47 chapters of the book, healthcare professional will be provided with general understanding of physical activity, reliable source of information and recommendations utilized by doctors in Sweden for many years. Since the first Swedish edition in 2003, FYSS book has been translated into many languages. The latest book version was published in 2010 with many new features and evidence.

The book can be downloaded at HERE (pdf file)

Reference:

1. Physical activity as medicine: time to translate evidence into clinical practice

Mai-Lis Hellénius, Carl Johan Sundberg