Resident in greater Seattle metropolitan area (King Country),
Pierce or Snohomish Counties
Healthy
Able to perform all study requirements, including attendance
at clinic visits and capable of responding to questionnaires and
clinic and exercise facility instructions in English
Willing to be assigned by chance by a computer program to
either the exercise or control group
Capable of providing informed consent
EXCLUSION CRITERIA
You cannot participate if any of the following are true...
Pregnant in past 3 months
Currently breast feeding
Current use of any tobacco products including smoking, vaping, chew, nicotine patches
History of diabetes mellitus or high blood sugar that could indicate diabetes
Taking any medications to treat high blood sugar such as metformin
History of any cancer (other than non-melanoma skin cancer)
Drinking more than 2 alcoholic drinks/day
Ever told by a doctor that you should NOT exercise
Findings on the physical exam that could make exercise unsafe
History of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, heart valve disease, heart rhythm problems, serious lung disease, blood clot in the lungs, uncontrolled high blood pressure
Frequent marijuana use (more than once per month)
Alcohol or drug dependence or abuse, or uncontrolled mental illness
In Premenopausal women:
irregular periods for the past 6 months
use of oral contraceptives for the previous 3 months
use of hormone implants or IUD with hormones (e.g. Mirena) in the previous year
use of estrogens, progesterone, testosterone or other androgens for the previous 3 months
In Postmenopausal women:
use of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, or other androgens in the previous 3 months, of any type including oral, creams, vaginal creams or inserts, patches, or implants