We are clinicians with various degrees of experience, training in three different countries, and a compelling goal of promoting physical activity. However, the physicians feel (shh!) less than expert at confidently prescribing exercise and the physiotherapist feels concerned that inappropriate prescription could lead to a major adverse event. Professor Garry Jennings (see page 994) provides a practical eight-step programme that will allow you to prescribe exercise with confidence.1 These were not things learnt from a textbook or in medical school: they were learnt at UWE, the University of Wealth of Experience.

We would love to see his tips shared during medical school training and in all physiotherapy courses. We particularly appreciated the point that ‘good communication’ …