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Enhancing Adherence to Prescribed Exercise: Structured Behavioral Interventions in Clinical Exercise Programs

Journal of Cardiopulmonary RehabilitationPublished 1 July 2001
C. Mark Woodard, Michael J. Berry
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TL;DR

Common benefits of exercise for these patients include reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, improvements in body weight and composition, decreased blood pressure, and, for those with type 2 diabetes, improvement in glycemic control.

Abstract

From the Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. This work was supported by National Institutes of Health grant HL53755. Address correspondence and reprint requests to: C. Mark Woodard, MS, MBA, MHA, PO Box 7868, Reynolda Station, Winston-Salem, NC 27109 (e-mail: [email protected]).

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