Exercise is Medicine

Exercise is Medicine at MUN is a group that aims to provide opportunities for greater exercise education within the medical school, while also reaching out into the community to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyle behaviours among the general public.

Furthermore, the group seeks to raise awareness regarding the importance of exercise as a tool for the prevention, treatment and management of chronic disease, in hopes of promoting regular exercise (and lifestyle) counselling behaviours from physicians in clinical interactions with their patients.

A chapter at Memorial University of the national group dedicated to the knowledge translation of the health benefits of exercise and promotion of exercise prescription for management and primary prevention of chronic illness.

Students are welcome to attend talks and events if they would like to get involved