University of Iowa
This trial is designed to develop and test the efficacy of cognitive training strategies to improve self-regulatory capacities for middle-aged adults to adopt and sustain a physically active lifestyle. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can cognitive training designed to improve cognitive control improve physical activity adherence? * What are the psychological, physiological, cognitive, and sociodemographic factors that affect the impact of cognitive control on physical activity adherence? Participants will * Complete a 6-week home-based, computerized cognitive training program * Complete a 6-week home-based, aerobic exercise training program with supervision of a health coach and trainer * Complete a 6-week home-based, aerobic exercise training program prescribed by a health coach and trainer * Visit the laboratory before and after cognitive training, and before and after physical training, to complete assessments of cognition and aerobic fitness
Participants will first be screened to ensure eligibility for participating in moderate to vigorous intensity exercise based on health history and approval from their primary physician or equivalent. Participants will then complete pre-testing and a three-phased intervention. Pre-intervention sessions include study screening, cognitive testing, physical activity assessment, and sub-maximal cardiorespiratory fitness testing. Participants will then be randomized into one of three cognitive training programs for a 6-week cognitive training intervention. The cognitive training program includes 1…
Inclusion Criteria: * Between the ages of 40 and 65 years old * Full-time working status of an average of 35 hrs./week or more * Scoring as "Low Active" by the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) * Eligible to participate in an aerobic exercise intervention based on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire * Approval from their Primary Care Physician for approval to participate in the prescribed training program * Corrected vision of 20/40 * Fluent in English to ensure instructions for cognitive assessments and training are understood clearly Exclusion…
Computerized cognitive training completed on any computer or tablet with internet
Aerobic exercise intervention with structured exercise sessions prescribed by a study exercise specialist
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