I&#x27;m not entirely sure who wins here. The prescription doesn&#x27;t mean much aside from that insurance will pay fitness-related bills. But exercise doesn&#x27;t have to cost anything. Even in the most unwalkable cities there&#x27;s some place you can go to just walk around in.<p>And who wouldn&#x27;t doctors prescribe exercise to. If someone comes asking their doctor for an exercise prescription so that they can get a free gym membership, there&#x27;s no reason for the doctor to say no (save for cases where the patient has a heart disease or similar where regular exercise is inadvisable). Not only will it not <i>hurt</i> the patient, it&#x27;ll in fact help them. It will also help the doctor as it will help present them as someone who listens to patients and it helps fill appointments.<p>If this becomes widespread, the result will be more expensive insurance (or in Quebec, higher taxes) and more expensive fitness programs.