Partner - Dr. Rich Jospeh - Movement is Medicine

Movement is medicine. In fact, movement is hands down the best medicine. Years of rigorous education—first as a personal trainer and now a doctor— plus firsthand experience as a competitive athlete have me convinced beyond a shadow of doubt. In the gym, I helped patients with COPD and heart disease boost their physical function and stamina such that they could finally play with their grandkids. While caring for sick patients in the hospital, I prescribed proactive physical therapy after seeing the deconditioning effect of even few days confined to a hospital bed. In clinic, I do everything from writing up basic exercise plans to creating behavior hacks to boost my patients’ activity levels. Innumerable articles and mountains of scientific research back me up. There is no better preventive measure or healing therapy than moving your body. That said, it is not so easy for your doctor to prescribe this potent elixir.