266
Participants
Start Date
April 1, 2025
Primary Completion Date
March 31, 2030
Study Completion Date
March 31, 2030
Light physical exercise
One hour each session, two sessions each week, for 24 weeks. Each session will be structured into three 15-minute segments (including warm-up activities/balance exercise/walking, upper and lower body strength exercise/walking, and stretching exercise/balance exercise/walking, respectively), each ending with a short break to record the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE), followed by a 5-minute break time or cool-down/wrap-up session. The session will be taught by a certified exercise physiologist and a research assistant.
Tai Chi
One hour each session, two sessions each week, for 24 weeks. Each session will be structured into three 15-minute segments (including warm-up activities/balance exercise/breathing exercise, Tai Chi walking drills, and Tai Chi 8-form, respectively), each ending with a short break to record the RPE, and followed by a 5-minute break or cool-down/wrap-up session. The session will be taught by an experienced Tai Chi instructor and a research assistant.
Brigham and Women's Hospital
OTHER
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
OTHER
University of Massachusetts, Boston
OTHER