Table 3.

Participant feedback

Questions	Responses
Exercise feedback (n = 14)
Did the exercise class provide you with new skills or useful knowledge?	Yes = 14 No = 0
Were you given adequate resources to continue your exercise routine outside of in-person sessions?	Yes = 14 No = 0
What part of the sessions did you find most interesting/useful?	● Receiving individualized exercise prescription (4) ● Learning to monitor heart rate (3) ● Attending exercise education (3) ● Utilizing the walking track (1) ● Access to exercise equipment at TRI (1) ● Receiving proper instruction/demonstration (1) ● Learning resistance training (1) ● Progress assessments and feedback (1) ● Staff encouragement (1)
Which part of the sessions did you find least interesting/useful?	● Resistance training (1) ● Some of the education lectures (1) ● Other members in class not having comparable fitness levels (1)
What were some of the challenges following the exercise program?	● Maintaining a regular schedule / exercising daily (3) ● Keeping up with resistance training (2) ● Adjusting program to cater to health issues (2) ● Slowing down and not over exercising (2) ● Pain after exercise (1) ● Doing exercises in winter (1) ● Exercising consistently during the summer, best time for gardening (1) ● The rigor of the baseline evaluation and required workouts aggravated my OA (1) ● Increasing heart rate (1) ● Exercising [at home] without gym equipment (1)
DIET feedback (n = 7)
Did the sessions provide you with new skills or useful knowledge?	Yes = 7 No = 0
Did the goal setting approach help you make dietary changes?	Yes = 7 No = 0
Were you provided with adequate information resources to follow the study diet?	Yes = 7 No = 0
The length of the weekly sessions was…	Adequate = 4 Too long = 1 Too short = 2
The number of individual sessions with the dietitian were…	Adequate = 6 Too few = 1 Too many = 0
Would you recommend this intervention to other concerned about their memory?	Yes = 7 No = 0
Which part of the sessions did you find most interesting/useful?	● Emphasis on fruits and nuts (2) ● Gradual change (1) ● Limited goals each week (1) ● The cooking handouts (1) ● Learning foods to limit (1) ● The importance of oils (1) ● Good input and questions from fellow participants (1) ● Sharing information/resources with each other (1)
Which part of the sessions did you find least interesting/useful?	● The recipes and cooking advice (1) ● Need more info on switching from meat eater to vegetable eater (1) ● Clarification on healthy food myths (1)
What were some of your challenges following the study diet?	● Eating the required fruits and vegetables (2) ● Reducing sugar, butter, and meat (1) ● Meal planning and meeting my personal goals (1) ● Making sure the required groceries were available (especially difficult during COVID restrictions) (1) ● Following recipes (1) ● IT difficulties during remote sessions (1) ● Avoiding highly processed foods (1)
If this intervention is repeated, what should be left out, added, or changed?	● More info on the process/psych of change and goal setting (2) ● More emphasis on the scope of change contemplated (1) ● More incorporation of individual cultural foods (1) ● Wish it would move faster (1)
ED Feedback (n = 7)
Did the sessions provide you with new skills or useful knowledge?	Yes = 7 No = 0
The length of the weekly sessions was…	Adequate = 6 Too long = 1 Too short = 0
The number of individual sessions with the dietitian were…	Adequate = 6 Too few = 1 Too many = 0
Would you recommend this intervention to others concerned about their memory?	Yes = 7 No = 0
Which part of the sessions did you find most interesting/useful?	● Information on sleep (2) ● Talks about how seniors can improve/maintain their memory (1) ● Procedural memory sessions (1) ● Provoked curiosity to learn more (1) ● Lectures about the brain [anatomy] (1)
Which part of the sessions did you find least interesting/useful?	● Technical information about the brain (1) ● Sessions on different types of memory (1)
If this intervention is repeated, what should be left out, added, or changed?	● Leave out the review session (1) ● Add specific exercises one can do to improve brain functioning/memory (1) ● Add emerging brain health knowledge/information (1)