Implementing Physical Activity Screening and Referral in Primary Care - Exercise is Medicine®

An interview with Dr. Sarah Linke, Associate Clinical Professor at UC San Diego.A lot of times we get stuck in healthcare talking to [patients] about how they can prevent cardiovascular disease in 30 years. Well, that's not relevant to them today. There's always tomorrow to exercise to prevent that from happening in 30 years. But how do we focus, how do we train them to focus on those immediate rewards that they can get? Which would be more energy, improved mood, decreased anxiety, decreased stress, all of these things that happen immediately, that would keep people exercising, and then in the long run would also prevent disease.Dr. Sarah LinkeExercise as a prevention toolTraining physicians in motivational interviewingTraining physicians in framing exercise as relevant Warm handoff to health coachesAddressing the trust gap with community-based health & fitness professionalsImplementation scienceProviding the best patient careTechnology as a facilitator for physician exercise referrals https://www.movetolivemore.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/move-to-live-more@MovetoLiveMore