Development of a Power Training Program to Improve Mobility in Older Veterans

The overall purpose of this study is to develop a power training intervention in partnership with Veterans participating in Gerofit and to evaluate the program's acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary participant outcomes (leg power, physical function and self-report participation).

Inclusion Criteria: Pilot Study Criteria: * Veterans 65 years of age and older * new enrollees of the Rocky Mountain Regional Gerofit Program * ability to function independently in a group setting Exclusion Criteria: * inability to perform basic activities of daily living * oxygen dependency * unstable cardiac disease * moderate to severe cognitive impairment (Montreal cognitive assessment scores \< 24) * proliferative diabetic retinopathy * relative exclusions for participation in the in-person Gerofit exercise program including: open wounds, incontinence, and lack of transportation * inability to ambulate * progressive neurological diagnoses (e.g. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis) * individuals with planned orthopedic surgeries in the next 3 months