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Sixty-six individuals with chronic stroke able to provide informed consent who meet the following criteria for inclusion will be recruited from the Cleveland Clinic: 1. 3-9 months following single ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke confirmed with neuroimaging (ie: first-time stroke) 2. Fugl-Meyer motor score 19-55 in the involved UE 3. Fugl-Meyer score \<34 in the involved LE demonstrating residual hemiparesis 4. Ambulatory ≥ 20 meters with no more than contact guard assistance 5. 18-85 years of age Exclusion criteria include: 1. hospitalization for myocardial infarction, heart failure or heart surgery within 3 months 2. cardiac arrhythmia 3. hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 4. history of multiple strokes 5. actively undergoing physical or occupational therapy or enrolled in another interventional study 6. severe aortic stenosis 7. untreated deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolus 8. unstable angina 9. uncontrolled hypertension 10. implanted pacemaker or defibrillator 11. dyspnea at rest 12. clinically significant neurologic condition/diagnosis other than stroke 13. recent history of elicit drug or alcohol misuse or significant mental health illness 14. significant contractures 15. anti-spasticity injection within 3 months of enrollment 16. skull hardware (e.g. screws/plates) or prior craniotomies that could shunt current flow altering EEG measures 17. other contraindication to exercise or EEGs