Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
---|---|
Female | -Malignant pain (pain associated with disease, cancer for example) |
Aged 20 to 50 years old | -Bone fracture |
Persistent pain | -Dislocated joint |
-present for longer than 12 months | -Current diagnosis of |
-assessed as average pain level over the last week | -Diabetes |
 | -Heart disease |
A self-assessed history or trauma | -Hypertension |
Willingness to be randomized to either arm of the study | -Endocrine disorder |
 | -Organic brain syndrome |
 | -Other cognitive dysfunction |
 | -BMI < 18 or > 40 |
 | -Peri or post-menopausal |
 | -Breast feeding |
 | -Insufficient understanding of English |
 | -Unable to provide medical clearance to participant in an exercise intervention |
 | -Lack of consent |
 | -Unwillingness to be randomized |
 | -‘Moderate’ or ‘high’ for suicidality from the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview |
 | -Other severe medical and/or psychiatric comorbidities that prevent safe and/or adequate participation, assessed by the investigators on a case-by-case basis |