Physical Activity in Promoting Smoking Cessation in African Americans

This randomized pilot clinical trial studies the use of physical activity in promoting the discontinuation of the habit of smoking (smoking cessation) in African Americans. Participating in physical activity during an actual smoking quit attempt may work better in helping African Americans stop smoking.

Inclusion Criteria: * Self-reported African-American race * Current daily smoker (has smoked \>= 100 cigarettes in lifetime per self-report, smoked \>= 5 cigarettes per day for the last 6 months per self-report) * Self-reports motivation to quit smoking within the next 2 weeks * Reports willingness to engage in a physical activity-based smoking cessation intervention * Has a home address and a functioning home and/or cell phone number * Able to engage in moderate intensity physical activity as determined by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) or by physicians clearance (letter from physician or nurse practitioner) if currently taking medication for blood pressure or diabetes * Willingness to wear the nicotine patches provided in the study as recommended * Have an expired carbon monoxide (CO) level \> 8 parts per million (ppm) suggestive of current smoking * Blood pressure =\< 140/90mm or by physicians clearance (letter from physician or nurse practitioner) if blood pressure reading \> 140/90mm Hg Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication for nicotine patch use * Regular use of tobacco products other than cigarettes in the last 30 days (including black \& milds) * Current or planned future use of any nicotine replacement or pharmacological product for smoking cessation other than the study patches * Pregnancy or lactation * Another household member enrolled in the study * A schedule not accommodating to the study procedures, or unwillingness to adhere to the procedures