This review provides the reader with the up‐to‐date evidence‐based basis for prescribing
exercise as medicine in the treatment of 26 different diseases: psychiatric diseases …

A growing understanding of the benefits of exercise over the past few decades has
prompted researchers to take an interest in the possibilities of exercise therapy. Because …

Considerable knowledge has accumulated in recent decades concerning the significance of
physical activity in the treatment of a number of diseases, including diseases that do not …

Life expectancy is steadily increasing in modern societies, and so are noncommunicable
diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, and cancer, accounting for …

The beneficial effects of regular exercise for the promotion of health and cure of diseases
have been clearly shown. In this review, we would like to postulate the idea that exercise …

Physical exercise is increasingly being advocated as a means to maintain and enhance
good mental health. In general, findings from research indicate that exercise is associated …

Aerobic exercise seems to be effective in improving general mood and symptoms of
depression and anxiety in healthy individuals and psychiatric patients. This effect is not …

Mortality benefits from exercise are similar to pharmacologic interventions for secondary
prevention of coronary heart disease, stroke rehabilitation, treatment for heart failure and …

Evidence on the effects of exercise in the treatment of patients with chronic diseases should
be based on well designed randomised controlled trials. The most consistent finding of the …

Exercise prescription principles for persons without chronic disease and/or disability are
based on well developed scientific information. While there are varied objectives for being …