Exercise goals:
Maintain a physically active lifestyle. Regular activity promotes cardiovascular fitness. For further information about benefits of aerobic exercise or resistance training, please see these sections of Preventive Health Advisor.
Smoking:
Patients should be counseled to quit smoking at every clinic appointment. If they don’t smoke, they should be counseled not to start. A combination of several methods should be used to assist in cessation. For instance, combine nicotine replacement with at least one additional method such as an exercise program, medication, hypnosis, or formal counseling such as support groups. The recommendation to counsel patients to stop smoking, stop using tobacco products, and provide methods of cessation is reinforced by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Many resources are available to assist in smoking cessation such as the online sites http://smokefree.gov/ , http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/quit-smoking/ and the phone number for free help 1-800-QUIT-NOW. Please see the section on smoking cessation in Preventive Health Advisor.