Healthy Activities Improve Lives

Healthy Activities Improve Lives

The investigators have developed an online platform to support the 8-week, F&S! exercise program called the Healthy Activity Improves Lives (HAIL) online platform. The aims of this study are to conduct an open pilot trial with exit interviews (N=30) of the HAIL online platform in two racially diverse churches to evaluate its feasibility and acceptability (Hypothesis 1) as well as explore its efficacy (Hypothesis 2).

This is an open pilot study to evaluate the feasibility and accessibility of the HAIL online platform. This study will enroll two cohorts (i.e., at two racially diverse churches) for a total number of 30 participants. This study will use a phone screen to assess participants' eligibility and explain the study procedures. Eligible individuals will then be given a link to complete an e-Consent in REDCap as well as instructions on how to access the HAIL online platform to complete assessments as part of the baseline visit. Participants will complete the 8-week F&S! exercise program (with access to the adjunct HAIL online platform), which will be delivered in-person as well as remote, and then continue to use the HAIL online platform during the 3-mo follow-up.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Individuals over the age of 60 years
• Participants are able to travel to one of the churches for the in-person F&S! exercise sessions
• Participants cannot be currently participating in a regular PA (physical activity) program (i.e., at least 100 min per week of moderate to vigorous physical activities)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants do not understand study procedures or are unable to participate in the verbal consent process
• Participants must have a physician responsible for their medical care
• Participants endorse an item on the Revised Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (rPAR-Q) as confirmed by their treating physician
• Participants who report any contraindication to exercising (e.g., recent ECG changes or myocardial infarction, unstable angina, uncontrolled arrhythmias, third degree heart block, congestive heart failure)