Pilot Trial of the Move Healthier Group

Pilot Trial of the Move Healthier Group

The researchers are developing a new exercise-focused group and are interested in studying whether this group helps people increase their exercise without increasing risk for disordered eating behaviors.

Individuals seeking weight loss are often encouraged to increase their exercise engagement as a health-promoting behavior. However, exercise engagement is often connected directly to caloric intake within weight loss interventions, so it is likely that individuals seeking weight loss are engaging in some level of compensatory exercise even in the absence of other disordered eating symptoms. Compensatory exercise is defined as exercising to "offset" or "make up for" calories consumed with the intent of controlling one's body weight or shape. The researchers are developing a new group to promote healthy exercise and are interested in studying whether this group helps people increase their exercise without increasing risk for compensatory exercise or other disordered eating behaviors.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Seen for weight loss treatment at DHMC Weight Center within the past year
• Speak, read, & write English fluently
• Age 18 or older
• Appropriate for group visits (as assessed by referring provider)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Meets DSM-5 criteria for an eating disorder based on behavior frequencies reported on baseline EDE-Q
• Report contraindications for unsupervised physical activity on the PAR-Q, or have not been medically cleared by an MD for participation.