The S<\/strong>urvivors T<\/strong>aking A<\/strong>ction with R<\/strong>emote Exercise T<\/strong>raining (JumpSTART) study will deliver exercise classes remotely to cancer survivors in rural areas. <\/p>\n Individuals who:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n If you take part in the study, you will be asked to:<\/p>\n Complete research measures at three time points (0, 4, & 7 months)<\/p>\n Measures include questionnaires (20-30 minutes to complete), tests of strength and balance, and wearing an accelerometer for 7 days (device to measure activity and step counts)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Participate in live-streamed 1-hour Enhance Fitness<\/strong> exercise classes, <\/span>Monday, Wednesday, and Friday<\/span> mornings for 4 months.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Participants agree to be randomly assigned to the start date for the exercise class series.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n What is Enhance Fitness? Is there a cost? Will I be compensated for my time? To request more information please contact Nancy Gell at: 802-656-9265 or nancy.gell@med.uvm.edu<\/a> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n If you would like to be contacted by our research team, click here: Contact Form<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome! What is JumpSTART? The Survivors Taking Action with Remote Exercise Training (JumpSTART) study will deliver exercise classes remotely to cancer survivors in rural areas. Who is eligible? Individuals who: Are 60 years or older Have completed treatment for Stage I-III cancer Live in a rural community Are not currently in an exercise program Are … Continue reading JumpSTART Exercise Study<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4839,"featured_media":160,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/jumpstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/jumpstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/jumpstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/jumpstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4839"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/jumpstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/jumpstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":230,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/jumpstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/jumpstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/jumpstart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who is eligible?<\/h3>\n
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<\/span><\/strong>Enhance Fitness is a group exercise that helps older adults at all ability levels of fitness become more active, energized, and empowered. Please find additional information on the Participant Resources Page.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Participation is free-the cost of the Enhance Fitness class and cuff weights are included as part of the study. Participants will be paid up to $50 for time and effort after completing the study.<\/p>\nWhat are the benefits?<\/h3>\n
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