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I applaud the comprehensive review on the sedentary lifestyle pandemic by Manson et al¹ and their call for clinicians to be agents of change. Although Manson et al¹ provided outstanding guidelines regarding the treatment of patients with obesity, there was no mention of how physicians' exercise habits may impact on the effectiveness of their exercise prescriptions.

Physicians have a mediocre track record when it comes to exercising. One survey revealed that while physicians participated in exercise more than the general population, only 38% participated in vigorous exercise.² LeBlanc et al³ found that half of surveyed physicians exercise, and a large percentage of these respondents agreed that they do not exercise enough. Reed et al⁴ discovered that just 40% of surveyed physicians exercise for over 20 minutes at least 3 times per week. Gaertner et al⁵ found that only 30% of surveyed physicians are physically active. It is noteworthy that physicians . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Thomas J. Beckman, MD

Correspondence: Dr Beckman, Division of General Internal, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 (Beckman.Thomas@mayo.edu).

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