Inclusion Criteria: Only those patients that 1) are 20 years of age or older 2) have RA fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology criteria, 3) have zero or more swollen joints, 4) are receiving stable pharmacotherapy (defined as greater than 3 months of unchanged antirheumatic drugs and greater than 1 month of unchanged nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), 5) have moderate risk of CVD as identified by the Framingham risk score, 6) are able to walk on treadmill or cycle on a stationary bike for 15 minutes and 7) are able to attend the Community Cardiovascular Hearts in Motion program (held in the Halifax Regional Municipality) will be asked to participate in the study. Any patients that meet the inclusion criteria, but are 1) known to have coronary, cerebral or peripheral artery disease, 2) taking statins, or 3) have one or more arthroplasties of weight bearing joints, will not be eligible to participate in the study.