Inspiring Seniors Towards Exercise Promotion to Protect Cognition

You may qualify if

• Adults at least 65 years old.
• Ambulatory/capable of walking without pain or the use of assisted walking devices.
• Able to speak and read English.
• Healthy enough to exercise at moderate intensity with or without medical clearance by a primary care physician.
• Living in the community for the duration of the study.
• Having a reliable means of transportation.
• Having a safe place at home or a residential area (at least 6 feet by 6 feet of open space) for unsupervised exercise training.
• Being low-active (\< 60 min/week of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise and no strength training for the last 3 months).
• Having SCC, defined by the Cognitive Change Index (CCI) ≥ 15.

You're excluded if

• Concurrent diagnosis of neurological disorder (e.g., dementia, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, etc.).
• Known exercise contraindications (uncontrolled hypertension, joint problems, diabetes, metabolic conditions etc.).
• Current cancer treatment.
• Stroke or neural impairment in the past 6 months.
• Hip/knee/spinal fracture or surgery in the past 6 months.
• Unable or unwilling to attend intervention classes.
• Currently participating in any other physical activity or fitness-related research study.
• Use of medication for cognitive impairment.
• Regularly drink > 14 alcoholic beverages a week or current illicit drug use.
• Meet the threshold for cognitive impairment.
• Meet the threshold for clinical depression.
• Uncorrected hearing or visual impairments.
• Unable to understand the study procedures.
• One of the household members is participating in this study.

The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.

Eligibility criteria as of 2026-04-30