Quit Smoking With Nicotine Patch and Exercise/Health Education (Females Only)

Efficacy of Brisk Walking as a Smoking Cessation Treatment Adjunct Among Women

This research study is for FEMALE cigarette smokers who want to quit smoking.

Participants will be provided with brief quit-smoking education at the beginning of the study and will receive the nicotine patch for 10 weeks, free of charge.

Participants will be assigned to either an exercise program or a general health education program. The exercise and health education programs will take place over 14 weeks, with follow-up appointments 3, 6, and 12 months after the end of the 14-week program.

There is no fee for any part of this study and participants will be compensated for their time.

Participants must complete telephone screening process first.

All eligible participants must attend an orientation session when the investigators will explain the study in detail. After this session, interested participants will complete a consent form and the investigators will collect blood pressure, resting heart rate, body mass index (height/weight), and a carbon monoxide sample to confirm eligibility. The investigators will then explain the physician consent process (all eligible and interested participants must obtain consent from a physician or clinic that they have seen in the past year to confirm that it is safe for them to participate).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Current smoker

Exclusion Criteria:

• Ineligible after telephone screen.
• Each participant's personal physician/clinic determines it is unsafe to participate.