Increasing Physical Activity Among Overweight Women With Mobility Disabilities.

Personalized Exercise Programme (PEP) I: Physician Referral Approach to Increasing Awareness and Sustainability of Physical Activity for Overweight Adults With Mobility Limitations.

This study aims to increase physical activity among overweight African-American women with mobility limitations.

Regular, sustainable physical activity can have a dramatic effect on reducing obesity and other secondary conditions and increasing quality of life. People with mobility limitations have a higher level of physical inactivity resulting from numerous personal and environmental barriers to physical activity participation. This project will evaluate the feasibility of increasing physical activity among overweight individuals with mobility limitations through physician-referrals to a personalized exercise programme at the Chicago-based National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD).

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years or older
• English speaking
• Self-reported mobility limitation
• BMI greater than or equal to 27
• Receiving care at the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC) Medical Center
• Sedentary

Exclusion Criteria:

• did not receive physician approval to participate