title: Prescribing exercise to help your patients lose weight.
abstract: Exercise, in conjunction with diet, is critical to losing weight and maintaining health in obese patients. While it can be challenging for an obese person to transition to a healthy lifestyle, the physical and emotional benefits of a regular exercise program make it worth the effort.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Institute, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.|LBJ General Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. E-mail: John.P.Higgins@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.affiliation: School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Christopher L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Higgins
mesh_terms: D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D055656:Prescriptions; D055070:Resistance Training / Q000379:methods; D015431:Weight Loss