My husband had exercise by prescription, he was referred to local leisure centre.
He was weighed and had a programme of exercise tailored to him. He did 1 hour 2 days cardio, 1 hour 2 days weights and an 1 hours swim for 2 days.
He was referred as he has high blood pressure, the course was for 12 weeks, he was weighed and BP taken every 2 weeks. At the end he was offered a discount to join centre, which he did, he started to get a lower back pain. GP offered a course of low impact exercise so he went to pilates for 6 weeks.
He has also been lower carbing and has dropped 2 clothing sizes.