Beth Lewis, PhD, professor and Director of the School of Kinesiology, has been awarded a University of Minnesota Grant-in-Aid for a pilot study set to begin this summer. Research funded through the grant will explore the efficacy of strength training intervention on exercise adherence and weight among pre-menopausal women. Weight gain is particularly common during menopause, and weight management studies addressing this type of weight gain have yielded mixed results. This pilot study will inform a future NIH grant that will propose to examine the individual and combined effect of eating and exercise interventions on weight gain prevention.