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Exercise Science (EXS) / Health: Exercise is Medicine

Academic Codes for these classes include: Exercise Science EXS; General Health GH; and Wellness WE.

Get Involved in Exercise is Medicine® on GRCC's Campus!

Exercise and the Brain

ACSM Guidelines for Quantity and Quality of Exercise

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Exercise is Medicine® - Why?

"Healthy People 2020 set a goal of engaging 47.9% of the U.S. population in 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week.  In their 2013 survey of college students nationwide, the American College Health Association-National College Health Association reported that 22.8% of college males and 23.6% of college females do not engage in moderate intensity exercise, while 33.0% of college males and 41.2% of college females do not engage in vigorous intensity exercise.

The prevalence of physical inactivity is high and there is a great need for the prevention and treatment of the chronic diseases associated with this, such as Type II Diabetes, Obesity, and Heart Disease. Providing opportunities for physical activity, creating a culture on campus that embraces movement as a daily facet of life, and providing the behavioral tools necessary to enact that change are key to facilitating lifelong physical activity habits and meeting public health goals."

Update Your Exercise Knowledge

Motivation Factor

Exercise is Medicine® on Campus

Exercise is Medicine on Campus logoExercise is Medicine® on Campus (EIM-OC) encourages college students, faculty and staff to engage in, and promote, regular physical activity as a vital sign of health on college campuses by:

  • Making movement a part of the daily campus culture.
  • Assessing physical activity at every student health visit.
  • Providing students the tools necessary to strengthen healthy physical activity habits that can last a lifetime.
  • Connecting university health care providers with university health fitness specialists to provide a referral system for exercise prescription.

As a registered campus partner, in 2015 GRCC was recognized with EIM-OC Bronze-level status, and has earned Silver-level status every year since 2016 - AND now 2020!!!

Find out more about EIM, college and university resources, and EIM's sponsor, the American College of Sports Medicine.

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