Let’s MOVE: Goal-setting exercise program in the Black community
With our community partner, the Gyedi Project, we want to see how different levels of goal-setting exercises can encourage physical activity in the Black community. We also want to see how this program affects sticking to exercise and attitudes toward exercise.
Why this Research Matters
Everyone will get a personal exercise plan that lasts 12 months and matches their health needs. We will see how well people stick to the exercise plans and how they feel about their plans based on whether they exercise at moderate or vigorous intensities and set basic or challenging goals.
What to Expect
If you join this study, you will meet with our team 14 times at either the Central Recreation Center (Aurora) or Hiawatha Recreation Center (Park Hill, Denver). You can choose which location works best for you. At the first visit, we will check your vitals, collect a blood sample, ask about your exercise history, and you will do some short physical tasks. You will also do a short treadmill test to help us create a personal exercise plan for you. After this visit, you will come to the gym three times per week for four weeks to do supervised exercises with a research team member. Each time, you will walk on a treadmill at a set incline and speed for about 30 minutes. We will check your heart rate and how hard you are working. You will also fill out surveys at some of these visits. At the last supervised exercise visit, you will set either a basic or challenging exercise goal for the next year. Then, you will exercise on your own in any way you choose. We will follow up with you after 3 months, 6 months, and 9 months with surveys and a wearable exercise watch. After 12 months, you will come back for your last study visit. During this visit, you will fill out surveys and we will collect your vitals and another blood sample.
Study Duration
Your participation will last about 12 months.
Who can Participate
You may be able to join this study if you:
- Identify as Black or African American
- Are between 45 and 75 years old
- Plan to stay in the Denver area for the next 2 months
- Are not current physically active
- Have a heart condition
- Have uncontrolled high blood pressure
- Have been diagnosed with a serious psychiatric disorder
Study ID
Protocol Number: 23-0461
Compensation Information
Meet the Team
Angela Bryan, PhD
Principal Investigator