115
Participants
Start Date
May 31, 2012
Primary Completion Date
March 31, 2016
Study Completion Date
March 31, 2016
Basic Intervention
Participants will have the goal of obtaining 10,000 steps/day. In addition, participants will attend a meeting once a week with study staff, during which pedometers will be checked, and staff will provide a behavioral intervention to improve physical activity levels
Enhanced Pedometry
Intensity Enhanced Pedometry: Participants will have the goal of obtaining 10,000 steps/day at least 30 minutes in moderate intensity (i.e., at a cadence of at least 100 steps/min). In addition, participants will attend a meeting once a week with study staff, during which pedometers will be checked, and the staff will provide a behavioral intervention to improve physical activity levels.
Control Group
Maintain usual physical activity, and return for follow-up measures.
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge
American Heart Association
OTHER
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
OTHER