GE Moore MD's blog

Being a physician-physiologist and lifelong sports and recreation enthusiast, it's not surprising that I'm an advocate of exercise as the most important medicine. But if we're going to think of exercise as a medicine, then we must scrutinize the therapeutic uses of exercise - know what health conditions it's good for and know how it can bring harm. This subject is the topic of the 4th edition of a textbook I've recently finished editing for the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).