Enhancing Exercise Participation in Overweight Adults

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Reporting regular exercise participation of at least 20 minutes per day on at least 3 days per week during the previous six months. (This study is designed to recruit relatively sedentary adults.)
• •2. Diabetes, hypothyroidism, or other medical conditions which would affect energy metabolism.
• •3. Women who are currently pregnant, pregnant within the previous six months, or planning on becoming pregnant within the next 18 months. (Pregnancy during initial screening will be based on self-report and will be included on the detailed medical history that is completed by subjects)
• •4. Non-medicated resting systolic blood pressure \>160 mmHg or non-medicated resting diastolic blood pressure \>100 mmHg, or taking medication that would affect blood pressure.
• •5. Taking medication that would affect resting heart rate or the heart rate response during exercise (e.g., beta blockade).
• •6. Arrhythmia on resting or exercise electrocardiogram that would indicate that vigorous exercise was contraindicated.
• •7. History of myocardial infarction or valvular disease.
• •8. Weight loss of \>5% of body weight within the previous 12 months.
• •9. History of orthopedic complications that would prevent optimal participation in the exercise component (e.g., heel spurs, severe arthritis).