Where exercise is the prescription

(From left) Dr Lee, Asia College of Exercise and Sports Medicine managing director Haniza Zaharudin, Lai, Raja Datuk Seri Yong Sofia, Dr. Kumaraguru Krishnasamy Pillay, who is special advisor to the Health Minister, and Royal Malaysian Air Force Lt-Kol John Sham launching the World Conference on Exercise Medicine 2017 during the opening of MS New Symphony Exercise Clinic in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.

THE BENEFITS of regular exercise go beyond burning calories, it also assists in treating and preventing non-communicable diseases.

This was behind the launch of MS New Symphony Exercise Clinic by Monspace Multinational Corporation, which uses physical exercise as a prescription to treat patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart ailments.