This group will receive the computer-based telephone counseling.

This is the control group. They will receive the exercise class, however, they will not receive the telephone counseling.

Computer-based telephone linked communication will be used to counsel subjects to adhere to their exercise program over time.

Exercise adherence was assessed by the single self-report item "How would you rate your level of adherence to the prescribed BOOST exercise program, over the last 3 MONTHS?" Participants selected a number from 0 (not at all) to 10 (completely as instructed). Higher scores reflect better adherence.

The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) is a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 24 items divided into 3 subscales:

Pain (5 items): during walking, using stairs, in bed, sitting or lying, and standing upright Stiffness (2 items): after first waking and later in the day Physical Function (17 items): using stairs, rising from sitting, standing, bending, walking, getting in/out of a car, shopping, putting on/taking off socks, rising from bed, lying in bed, getting in/out of bath, sitting, getting on/off toilet, heavy domestic duties, light domestic duties Responses to individual questions [between 0 (extreme) and 4 (None)] are summed to a raw score ranging from 0 (worst) to 96 (best) and then normalized to a WOMAC Score of between 0 (worst) to 100 (best). The difference in pain and function subscale values between the measures following the exercise class and the 24-month follow-up were used for secondary outcomes.