Inclusion Criteria:  AA women above 65 years of age residing in a community setting of rural Alabama diagnosis of CVD two or more CVD-related risk factors able to speak and understand English physically inactive (engaging in no structured ambulatory/walking based lifestyle physical activity), able to understand and participate in basic elements (informed consent, components of intervention) of the study.  Exclusion Criteria:  medical co-morbidity or any acute illness or frailty that would prevent their participation in the physical activity component, history of more than two falls in the last two months suicidal ideation scoring below 22 on Mini-Mental Status Examination Scale lack of transportation to the research sites concurrent participation in any other heart health or Physical activity intervention study. engaged in any kind of ambulatory/walking-based lifestyle physical activity