Background
cardiovascular disease
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Physical activity is among numerous possible therapeutic and preventive strategies to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and improve patient health indicators, quality and life expectancy [Various interventional strategies to promote physical activity and reduce cardiovascular disease risks have been evaluated, most of which were based on verbal advice and recommendations [Additionally, written prescriptions for physical activity have been shown to be a feasible interventional strategy in ambulatory care with measurable objectives [For these reasons, a simple strategy for GPs in France to improve physical activity among their patients with cardiovascular risk factors could be a written prescription for physical activity, tracked with a pedometer and logbook.The objective of this study is to evaluate whether written physical activity prescription combined with a pedometer would increase physical activity more than verbal advice over one year in patients with cardiovascular risk factors in primary care.