Exercise is Medicine!

Course | Available

Penn State York, 1031 Edgecomb Avenue York, PA 17403-3398 United States
Main Classroom Bldg, Conference Center, 31 B and C
Members and nonmembers
11/21/2024 (one day)
1:00 PM-2:30 PM EST on Th
$20.00
$8.00

Exercise is Medicine!

Course | Available

Although it may be a cliche to assert that exercise is good for us, there are many questions that arise from such an assertion. How much and what kind of exercise is good? Are there limits past which it becomes bad for our bodies? Are there substitutes that can take the place of exercise with similar results such as GLP-1 agonists (e.g. Ozempic)? What are the diseases from which we gain benefit with exercise? This course will address these and other questions the audience may have, as well as give some concrete exercise guidelines to maintain health as we age.

Robert Fawcett

Rob established his solo family medicine practice in Hanover, Pennsylvania in 1979. He grew it into a ten-person group before migrating to teach in York Hospital’s family medicine residency in 1998. He was responsible for the orthopedic and dermatologic portion of the curriculum and later started a sports medicine fellowship. Since retiring in 2014, he has been active in teaching medical topics for OLLI, Healthy York, and Area Agency on Aging.