To determine the change in sedentary time and number of steps/day for older patients with heart failure at risk for mobility disability who receive a program to decrease sedentary behavior versus a standard program to increase exercise.
and deemed (by 1° cardiologist) to be at maximal tolerated dose of heart failure medication (ACE-inhibitor (ACE-I)/angiotensin receptor blocker and beta blocker (BB) for patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), and blood pressure controlled for HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) according to the American Heart Failure Association HF guidelines.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients requiring medication titration such as ACE-I or BB, (will return to their cardiologist and be eligible after 3 months of stable medication.) Oxygen dependent lung disease, Orthopedic or neurologic disease that severely limits mobility, Active cancer diagnosis except non-melanoma skin cancer, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score of ≥ 9 , Limited life-expectancy of <6 months, Known dementia or disease that effects ability to learn/follow directions, or Failed MiniCog test.
