Why are Physicians not Referring Patients to Fitness Clubs? - Dr. Amy Bantham and Liis Kukkonen (Pt1) - Practitioner's Viewpoint Series

<p>Dr. Amy Bantham has 20 years of experience working in consulting, health & fitness, and healthcare.  She is the CEO/Founder of Move to Live More℠, a research and consulting firm addressing physical inactivity, obesity, chronic disease, and social determinants of health through cross-sector collaboration and innovation. </p> <p>With a mission to help people live healthier, longer, more active lives, <a href='https://www.movetolivemore.com/'>Move to Live More</a>℠ helps its clients with program design, implementation and evaluation, qualitative and quantitative research, case studies and best practices, strategic planning, coalition building, and translating research into policy.</p> <p>Amy holds a Doctor of Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with concentrations in Health Communication and Obesity Epidemiology & Prevention.  Her doctoral research focused on physician exercise prescriptions/referrals and patient exercise behavior change. She is a certified group exercise instructor, personal trainer, and health & wellness coach. She also holds a Master of Science from Northeastern University, a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University.</p> <p> </p> <p>Dr. Amy Bantham can be reached:</p> <p>Podcast</p> <a href='https://www.movetolivemore.com/podcast'>https://www.movetolivemore.com/podcast</a> Blog <a href='https://www.movetolivemore.com/blog'>https://www.movetolivemore.com/blog</a> LinkedIn <a href='http://www.linkedin.com/in/amybantham'>www.linkedin.com/in/amybantham</a> Instagram  @MovetoLiveMore Twitter  @MovetoLiveMore @AmyBantham Facebook  <a href='https://www.facebook.com/MovetoLiveMore'>https://www.facebook.com/MovetoLiveMore</a> <p>---</p> <p>This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | The New Gold Standard for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Monitoring</p> <p>Learn more about Fibion: <a href='https://fibion.com/research/'>fibion.com/research</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>Collect, store and man