Table 1.

Components of the FITxOlder program^a.

Weeks	Intervention activities
1 to 4 (step 1)	Biweekly group sessions: attending two 60-minute group sessions led by a CHWb each week Weekly home exercise goals: practice of Five Animal Frolics at least once at home following a video on a tablet Weekly program exercise goals: practice of Five Animal Frolics at least three times (twice at the center and at least once at home) Didactic education: introduction of Five Animal Frolics and qigong to the participants Instruction focus: teaching abdominal breathing; teaching choreography of the modified movement routines Participant support: weekly SMS text message reminder to perform the exercise at home and follow-up contact call by the CHW or senior center after missing a group session
5 to 8 (step 2)	Biweekly group sessions: attending two 60-minute group sessions led by a CHW each week Weekly home exercise goals: practice of Five Animal Frolics at least twice at home following a video on a tablet Weekly program exercise goals: practice of Five Animal Frolics at least four times (twice at the center and at least twice at home) Didactic education: visualizing the animals while performing the routine, mimicking the animals’ movements and spirituality, and discussing the correspondence between the movement routines and the health-related elements Instruction focus: teaching blending movements and breathing Participant support: weekly SMS text message reminder to perform the exercise at home and follow-up contact call by the CHW or senior center after missing a group session
9 to 12 (step 3)	Biweekly group sessions: attending two 60-minute group sessions led by a CHW each week Weekly home exercise goals: practice of Five Animal Frolics at least three times at home following a video on a tablet Weekly program exercise goals: practice of Five Animal Frolics at least five times (twice at the center and at least three times at home) Didactic education: teaching the consciousness of the present moment and energy, discussing the connections between the movements and the animals’ spirituality, and stressing the importance of combining the movements and breathing Instruction focus: teaching the blending of movements, breathing, and the animals’ spirit into “one” and teaching the advanced version of Five Animal Frolics Participant support: weekly SMS text message reminder to perform the exercise at home and follow-up contact call by the CHW or senior center after missing a group session

^aThe intervention protocol developed for the original pilot study.

^bCHW: community health worker.