Summary: <p>Dr Mike Loosemore is a consultant in sports and exercise medicine who works at the English Institute of Sport and the University College London Hospital.</p><p>In this podcast he emphasises the importance of clinicians taking an exercise/activity history. (See link Developing healthcare systems to support exercise: exercise as the fifth vital sign http://bit.ly/17Uhlyc). He provides practical tips for clinicians and highlights major health benefits from physical activity in a wide range of settings as diverse as patients with mental illness, breast cancer [2 links below], and those undergoing renal dialysis.</p><p>See also:</p><p>Physical activity interventions for cancer survivors http://bit.ly/ZFQ5jD</p><p>Physical activity and breast cancer risk: impact of timing, type and dose of activity and population subgroup effects http://bit.ly/ZJHPfb</p>
