International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences. 26/Sep/2019;32(5):481-2.

The Truth is that Doctors do not Prescribe Physical Activities

Lorena Christine A. Albuquerque , Nabil Ghorayeb

DOI: 10.5935/2359-4802.20190076

This Editorial is referred by the Research article "Talk the talk and walk the walk! Association between Weekly Exercise Load and Knowledge about Recommendations for Fighting Innactivity".

Considering the well-established health benefits of regular physical activity, doctors have a primary role in counseling, encouragement, and education. In fact, they should be proactive in promoting health. Multiple published manuscripts attempted to link the doctors’ level of physical activity to the encouragement of their patients’ physical activity. Sufficient evidence has been provided that medical advice alone does not lead to sustained changes in the behavior of their patients.

There was statistical significance in the manuscript that we analyzed, by Meira DT, et al.: “Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk! Association between Weekly Exercise Load and Knowledge about Recommendations for Fighting Inactivity”, demonstrating a linear association between the amount of physical exercise recommended per week and the knowledge of the WHO recommendations against a sedentary lifestyle among the health professionals attending the Conference of the Society of Cardiology of Rio de Janeiro in 2017.

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