Older Veterans EmpoweRed To Use Regular Exercise (OVERTURE) II

"Intervention group participants will receive the home-based DVD chair exercise program, which will include a DVD player, Sit and Be Fit DVD, schedule of exercise sessions, hand weights, exercise balls, resistance bands, exercise log, and satisfaction survey. Participants will be instructed to complete an assigned Sit and Be Fit exercise session once a day (sessions last approximately 30 minutes), five days a week (Monday-Friday) for 8 weeks. During the first 6 weeks, the intervention group will not have contact with the study team, unless to trouble-shoot the DVD or answer questions about exercise sessions. At the end of week 6, the intervention group will be contacted to schedule a post-assessment for the end of week 8, which will include repeating all health measures, except for health status."

"At week 8, waitlist control group will receive the home-based DVD chair exercise program, which will include a DVD player, Sit and Be Fit DVD, schedule of exercise sessions, hand weights, exercise balls, resistance bands, exercise log, and satisfaction survey. The waitlist control group will complete a post-assessment at the end of week 8, which will include all health status measures, except health status. Waitlist control group will be instructed to complete an assigned Sit and Be Fit exercise session once a day (sessions last approximately 30 minutes), five days a week (Monday-Friday) for 8 weeks. Waitlist control group will not have contact with the study team, unless to trouble-shoot the DVD or answer questions about exercise sessions. At the end 14 weeks, waitlist control group will be contacted to schedule a final meeting, and to collect the adherence logs and satisfaction survey. At 16 weeks, the waitlist control group will not receive an additional post-assessment."