New research finds that giving patients an “exercise prescription” can get them moving.

2/3 of Americans do not get the recommended amount of physical exercise.

A new study suggests a written exercise prescription can help people become more active.

Researchers recruited one thousand women.  Half received no instructions, while others received prescriptions.

After 1 year, 43 percent of women who received prescriptions were getting the recommended 30 minutes of exercise per week.