Reshaping Exercise Habits and Beliefs (REHAB)

Inclusion Criteria: 1. 40-85 years old ischemic Stroke patients, 2. Stroke onset \<90 days at enrollment, 3. Hemiparetic gait disorder, 4. Patients able to walk 30ft with or w/out assistive device, 5. Sufficient English comprehension to understand instructions, provide consent, and answer questions, 6. Lives within 30 miles of the Greater Baltimore area. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Dementia (extended MMSE \<85 or \<80 if education level below 9th grade), 2. Untreated major clinical depression (CES-D\>16) and confirmed with clinical interview, 3. Heavy alcohol use (\<3 oz liquor, 3, 4-oz glasses of wine, or 3, 12- oz beers daily), 4. Active cancer, or any illness with a life expectancy of less than 6 months, 5. Any condition in which exercise activity would be contraindicated including, but not limited to: unstable angina, cardiac ischemic event within the past 6 months, congestive heart failure (Stage III or IV), major orthopedic chronic pain or non-stroke neuromuscular disorders restricting exercise, oxygen-dependent COPD or peripheral neuropathy.