The goal of this clinical trial is to test the benefits of beat-accented music stimulation (BMS) for behavioral changes of physical activity (PA) in older adults. Specific Aims are to determine (1) whether BMS beneficially influences PA behaviors and psychological responses to PA in older adults for 6 months, and (2) whether exercising with BMS differently influences physical and cognitive functioning as well as quality of life in older adults. To test the effects of BMS on PA, participants will be randomly assigned to an exercise intervention that either includes BMS or does not include BMS. Participants will attend a supervised group strength training (ST) (30 min/day) and aerobic exercise (AE) (30-50 min/day) session for 3 days/week for the first 2 months, 1 day/week for the next 2 months (while encouraging participants to independently perform both AE and ST on other days), and independently for the final 2 months (always with a goal of performing \>150min/week AE and 3 days/week of ST for 30 min/day.
Age range
65 Years
Sex
ALL
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Physical activity (objective)
Timeframe: Accelerometers will be worn for 4 days at baseline and months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA): Affective response to PA
Timeframe: Will be collected using EMA for 4 days at baseline and months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA): Perceived autonomy
Timeframe: Will be collected using EMA for 4 days at baseline and months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA): Perceived exertion
Timeframe: Will be collected using EMA for 4 days at baseline and months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA): Behavioral intention
Timeframe: Will be collected using EMA for 4 days at baseline and months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA): Physical Activity setting
Timeframe: Will be collected using EMA for 4 days at baseline and months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA): Anticipated, remembered, and incidental affect
Timeframe: Will be collected using EMA for 4 days at baseline and months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA): Social Support for Exercise
Timeframe: Will be collected using EMA for 4 days at baseline and months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Physical activity (self-report)
Timeframe: Will be reported daily from the first day of the intervention to the last day of the intervention (6 months)