A Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study of a Tai Chi Exercise Intervention on Smoking Cessation

Background: Tobacco use is still the number one cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and contributes to approximately $156 billion in annual lost productivity. Approximately 480,000 deaths are attributable to smoking and tobacco use each year. In 2011, a poll conducted by the CDC concluded that 69% of adult smokers wanted to quit smoking. Objective: This study assessed the effect of a Tai Chi exercise intervention to treat...