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PI: Dr. Angela Bryan
鈥淓xercise adherence and cognitive decline: A goal-setting and exercise intensity intervention collaboratively developed with the Black community鈥
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Reason for this study:
The prevalence of age-associated conditions, particularly cognitive impairment, is a growing concern in today鈥檚 aging population. Consistent engagement in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with lower risk for cognitive decline, yet many adults do not meet recommended physical activity levels, and rates are consistently lower among Black Americans. Further development of culturally tailored, theory-based exercise interventions in Black communities is needed to increase physical activity and reduce health disparities. This project partners with the Gyedi Project to develop and test an exercise intervention for African American and Black immigrant adults in the Denver Metro / Boulder area and to examine how different exercise goals and intensity levels affect long-term exercise habits and health markers related to cognitive decline.
The prevalence of age-associated conditions, particularly cognitive impairment, is a growing concern in today鈥檚 aging population. Consistent engagement in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with lower risk for cognitive decline, yet many adults do not meet recommended physical activity levels, and rates are consistently lower among Black Americans. Further development of culturally tailored, theory-based exercise interventions in Black communities is needed to increase physical activity and reduce health disparities. This project partners with the Gyedi Project to develop and test an exercise intervention for African American and Black immigrant adults in the Denver Metro / Boulder area and to examine how different exercise goals and intensity levels affect long-term exercise habits and health markers related to cognitive decline.
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What you will do:
This study involves meeting with research staff at a community recreation center in the Denver Metro / Boulder area for a baseline visit, 12 supervised exercise visits over 4 weeks, and follow-up assessments over 12 months.
This study involves meeting with research staff at a community recreation center in the Denver Metro / Boulder area for a baseline visit, 12 supervised exercise visits over 4 weeks, and follow-up assessments over 12 months.
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At the first visit, you will complete consent and screening procedures, have your height, weight, blood pressure, heart rate, and heart rate variability measured, complete surveys about your health and exercise attitudes, complete a brief treadmill fitness assessment to determine your personalized exercise intensity, provide a small blood sample, and receive a wrist-worn activity monitor to wear for 7 days.
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After returning the monitor one week later, you will attend supervised exercise sessions three times per week for four weeks (12 visits total) to learn and safely reach your assigned exercise intensity level with guidance from study staff. During the final supervised session, you will be asked to set either a basic or challenging goal for how many minutes per week you will exercise at your assigned intensity.
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After the supervised training period, you will continue exercising on your own for 12 months. You will complete brief follow-up surveys about your exercise at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. You will also wear the activity monitor again at 6 and 12 months, and provide a final blood sample at the 12-month visit. At selected follow-up visits, you will repeat some of the same surveys and health measures completed at baseline.
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