RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Exercise: A Practical Guide For Helping The Patient Achieve A Healthy Lifestyle
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 238
OP 246
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2.4.238
VO 2
IS 4
A1 Smith, Charles W.
YR 1989
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/2/4/238.abstract
AB 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.