Increasing Physical Activity: A Practical Guide

Dr. Rippe is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School with post graduate training at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is currently the Founder and Director of the Rippe Lifestyle Institute and Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Over the past 25 years Dr. Rippe has established and run the largest research organization in the world exploring how daily habits and actions impact short and long-term health and quality of life. This organization, Rippe Lifestyle Institute (RLI), has published hundreds of papers that form the scientific basis for the fields of lifestyle medicine and high performance health. Rippe Lifestyle Institute also conducts numerous studies every year on physical activity, nutrition and healthy weight management. A lifelong and avid athlete Dr. Rippe maintains his personal fitness with a regular walk, jog, swimming and weight training program. He holds a black belt in karate and is an avid wind surfer, skier and tennis player. He lives outside of Boston with his wife, television news anchor Stephanie Hart and their four children, Hart, Jaelin, Devon and Jamie.

1. Lifestyle Medicine Physical Activity and Health 2. Background and Key Physical Activity Concepts 3. Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction and Treatment 4. Physical Activity and the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer 5. Physical Activity and Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome 6. Physical Activity in Women’s Health 7. Physical Activity and Youth 8. Physical Activity and Older Adults 9. Physical Activity in Individuals with Chronic Conditions 10. Physical Activity, Weight Gain and Obesity 11. Physical Activity, Cognition and Brain Health 12. The Role of Physicians in Promoting and Prescribing Increased Physical Activity 13. Exercise Prescription: Practical Applications 14. Overcoming Sedentary Behavior 15. Promoting Regular Physical Activity