During your consultation, we delve into your personal health. Dr. Peters will determine the best course of action, to guarantee that you achieve your health and fitness goals, and will formulate your evidence-based prescription which includes exercise and nutritional guidance. 

 

EXERCISE AS MEDICINE

Exercise is implicated as a "first-line treatment" of several chronic diseases including: 

Psychiatric diseases (depression, anxiety, stress, schizophrenia);

Neurological diseases (dementia, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis);

Metabolic diseases (obesity, hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome, polycystic ovarian syndrome, type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes);

Cardiovascular diseases (hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure, cerebral apoplexy, and claudication intermittent);

Pulmonary diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, cystic fibrosis);

Musculoskeletal disorders (osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, back pain, rheumatoid arthritis);

and Cancer.

 

In the medical field, physicians prescribe evidence-based treatment, known to be the most effective, and entailing the fewest side effects. The prevailing evidence suggests, that in many cases, exercise therapy is just as effective as medical treatment, without the side effects.