ACSM's Exercise is Medicine™ - A Clinician's Guide to Exercise
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009)
Written by Drs. Steve Jonas and Edward Phillips (ILM), this book is the essential field guide for health professionals being called upon to promote active lifestyles for their patients and clients, and will serve as the primary text in support of the ACSM's "Exercise is Medicine™" program.
This book will teach practitioners how to motivate and instruct patients on the importance of exercise and how to design practical exercise programs for patients of all ages and fitness levels, as well as those with special conditions such as pregnancy, obesity, and cancer.
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(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009)
Written by Drs. Steve Jonas and Edward Phillips (ILM), this book is the essential field guide for health professionals being called upon to promote active lifestyles for their patients and clients, and will serve as the primary text in support of the ACSM's "Exercise is Medicine™" program.
This book will teach practitioners how to motivate and instruct patients on the importance of exercise and how to design practical exercise programs for patients of all ages and fitness levels, as well as those with special conditions such as pregnancy, obesity, and cancer.
Read the Doody Book Review (PDF) »
Visit Amazon.com to order the book today!
Life After Stroke: The Guide to Recovering Your Health
and Preventing Another Stroke
(The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006)
Co-authored by Elizabeth Pegg Frates, MD, the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine's Assistant Director of Medical Education, this book is a must-read for those who have suffered a stroke and their loved ones.
From the foreword: "This book may help you navigate the sometimes confusing corridors of medicine to empower you to take control of your health or that of your loved one. Read it and learn, and then discuss it with your physician. Between your involved interest, what you discover here, and your doctor's expertise, your or your loved one's recovery lies in very good hands indeed." - Robert J. Wityk, M.D."
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and Preventing Another Stroke
(The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006)
Co-authored by Elizabeth Pegg Frates, MD, the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine's Assistant Director of Medical Education, this book is a must-read for those who have suffered a stroke and their loved ones.
From the foreword: "This book may help you navigate the sometimes confusing corridors of medicine to empower you to take control of your health or that of your loved one. Read it and learn, and then discuss it with your physician. Between your involved interest, what you discover here, and your doctor's expertise, your or your loved one's recovery lies in very good hands indeed." - Robert J. Wityk, M.D."
Visit Amazon.com to order the book today!
Selected Articles by ILM Leadership
- ACSM Health and Fitness Journal, November 2009
- Cover Story from Complete Wellbeing Magazine, January 2010
- Partnering with Physicians - Club Business International - Part 1 of 2
- Maximizing the Medical Connection - Club Business International - Part 2 of 2
- Motivating Elders to Initiate and Maintain Exercise
- Normal and Successful Aging: What Happens to Function as We Age
- The 'Exercise is Medicine' Advantage
- Interruption of Physical Activity Due to Illness in the Lifestyle Interventions and
Independence for Elders Pilot (LIFE-P) Trial in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
- Does Your Doctor Do Push-Ups? - Healthy Aging, January 12, 2010
- When a coach may help - The Boston Globe, January 4, 2010
- Club Business International interview with Edward M. Phillips, M.D.
- Exercise Rx: Healthy Approach - Club Business International
- Getting Active, Staying Active - Stroke Connection
- A Role for Physiatry in the Ongoing Development of the Discipline of Lifestyle Medicine
- Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine: Participant Survey
- Teaching Physicians How to Write an Exercise Prescription
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