The Impact of Prehabilitation

The intervention will be an instructional video describing proper walking technique particularly up flights of stairs for patients to do at home. This will be shown at preoperative surgical clinic and will be available for access at home from patient's cell phones. The video is currently in production at BMC. Additionally, text reminders will be sent daily to remind patients to walk at home.

Participants will be encouraged to compete 140-150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise per week- achieved by two walking sessions per day 10-11 minutes in length (realistic/achievable goal)

Text reminders will be sent daily to remind patients to walk at home.

Participants will be encouraged to walk 10,000 steps daily which will be tracked with a pedometer