Table 1 Study inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

 Males and females living with HIV attending an outpatient HIV clinic of the study hospital

 Individuals who have received HAART for six months or longer, specifically one of the national HAART regimens for adults, as outlined by the South African Department of Health.

 Individuals over the age of 18

 Individuals who scored for limitation in the mobility domain according to the WHODAS 2.0 (12 item version) assessment tool.

Exclusion criteria

 Pregnant or breast-feeding women.

 Any individual with an acute AIDS-defining opportunistic infection.

 Any individual with a complete spinal cord injury with no possibility of being able to walk.

 Unstable angina, recent myocardial infarction and elevated blood pressure (as per contraindications for the Six Minute Walk Test)