Exercise is Medicine^® created the Rx for Health series to provide essential guidelines on exercise for sedentary individuals and those with various chronic diseases and medical conditions. An extensive group of ACSM subject matter experts (including research scientists and clinicians) contributed to the development of this series.

These handouts are designed to be used by health care providers and exercise professionals to support their physical activity recommendations to patients/clients. Each handout can printed and given to a patient or scanned into the electronic health record (EHR) to be added to the after-visit summary (AVS). 

We hope these materials will support your efforts to guide and inspire your patients and clients to become more physically active and achieve the numerous benefits associated with an active lifestyle.

Foundational Exercise Rx 

• Sit Less. Move More.  Spanish Version
• Being Active for a Better Life  Spanish Version
• Being Active as We Get Older Spanish Version
• Being Active as a Teen Spanish Version
• Being Active with Your Young Child Spanish Version

Special Health Alert

• Being Active During the Coronavirus Pandemic Spanish Version
• Keeping Children Active During the Coronavirus Pandemic Spanish Version

Exercise Rx for Medical Conditions

• Alzheimer's Spanish Version
• Aneurysm Spanish Version
• Asthma Spanish Version
• Atrial Fibrillation Spanish Version
• Bleeding Disorder Spanish Version
• Blood Lipid Disorders Spanish Version
• Cancer Spanish Version
• Chronic Kidney Disease Spanish Version
• Chronic Liver Disease Spanish Version
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) Spanish Version
• Depression and Anxiety Spanish Version
• Heart Failure Spanish Version
• Heart Valve Disease Spanish Version
• HIV/AIDS Spanish Version
• Hypertension Spanish Version
• Fibromyalgia Spanish Version
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Spanish Version
• Low Back Pain Spanish Version
• Mobility Limitations Spanish Version
• Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Spanish Version
• Osteoarthritis Spanish Version
• Osteoporosis Spanish Version
• Overweight/Obesity Spanish Version
• Pacemaker Spanish Version
• Parkinson's Disease Spanish Version
• Peripheral Arterial Disease Spanish Version
• Prediabetes  Spanish Version
• Pregnancy Spanish Version
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Spanish Version
• Type 2 Diabetes   Spanish Version