Table 2.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria
• Willing to participate in a 12-month study
• Independently Mobile (no cane, walker, wheelchair needed)
• Can participate in regular exercise
• No psychiatric hospitalizations within the past year
• No cognitive or sensorimotor impairment
• Cannot participate in a structured diet program outside of study
• Cannot be at high risk for adverse CVD events while exercising
• Considering making changes to lose weight in the next 6 months1
• Absence of any substance abuse, mood, or binge eating disorder that would interfere with adherence2
• Must experience chronic pain (≥ 4 on the NRS-I scale for ≥ 6 months prior to enrollment)

¹As measured by the Exercise and Weight Stages of Change Form

²As measured by the PRIME-MD