title: Exercise: a practical guide for helping the patient achieve a healthy lifestyle.
abstract: Starting patients on an exercise program can accomplish more than many other efforts a physician undertakes. The wide range of physical and psychological benefits of exercise suggests that physicians should make a greater effort to motivate patients to begin such programs. Through a combination of personal role-modelling, patient education about exercise physiology and the benefits of exercise, and appropriate use of the exercise prescription, physicians can make a major impact by converting patients from a sedentary to an active lifestyle.
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D001823:Body Composition; D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010809:Physical Fitness