Telehealth Delivered Home-based Walking for Vets With Peripheral Artery Disease

Who May Qualify: - Men and women - Diagnosis of lower extremity PAD due to atherosclerosis - Claudication with walking defined as stage 1-3 on the Rutherford Scale - Medical clearance from the patient's primary care provider or vascular care provider - Ability to walk at least one city block - Self-reported sedentary behaviors defined as \< 150 minutes per week of physical activity - Access to a phone and/or email \& Internet - Competent to provide willing to sign a consent form Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - Life expectancy of less than six months - Comorbidities that limit walking to a severe degree (i.e., wheelchair-bound) - Resident of a nursing home - Recent enrollment in an exercise program or performing 150 minutes per week or more of exercise - Planned revascularization or amputation in the next two months - Recent CVD events (\< 3 months) including stroke/TIA, MI, UA, PCI/CABG - Unstable cardiac conditions (severe valve disease, NYHA class III-IV heart failure, untreated complex congenital heart disease, or complex arrhythmias) - Current substance abuse - Psychiatric disorder which limits the patient's ability to follow the study protocol - Pregnancy - Inability to speak and read English Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.