In general , 100 steps/minute is prescribed for adults to achieve moderate intensity , but older adults may require a higher cadence .
Currently , few studies have explored using walking cadence prescription as an intervention to increase physical activity levels .
Conclusion .
Prescribing walking cadence as a way to increase physical activity levels has potential as a practical and useful strategy , but more evidence is required to assess its ability to increase physical activity levels at moderate intensity
Background .
Most adults choose walking as a leisure activity .
However , many do not reach the international physical activity guidelines for adults , which recommend moderate intensity aerobic activity for at least 150 minutes/week in bouts of 10 minutes .
Purpose .
This systematic review provides an up date on the walking cadence required to reach moderate intensity in adults and older adults , identifies variables associated with reaching moderate intensity , and evaluates how walking cadence intensity should be measured , but the main purpose is to report the interventions that have been attempted to prescribe walking cadence to increase time spent at moderate intensity or other outcomes for adults and older adults .
Self-efficacy and health behavior among older adults.
Self-efficacy has a well-established , beneficial effect on health behavior and health status in young and middle-aged adults , but little is known about these relationships in older population s. We examined this issue as part of a r and omized trial to determine the cost savings and changes in health-related quality of life associated with the provision and reimbursement of a preventive services package to 2,524 Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound .  Baseline self-efficacy data  were collected for all participants in five behavioral areas : exercise , dietary fat intake , weight control , alcohol intake , and smoking . Results reveal that efficacy and outcome expectations for these health behaviors are not independent . Correlational and factor analyses indicate two dimensions of efficacy expectations , one consisting of exercise , dietary fat , and weight control , and another consisting of smoking and alcohol consumption . Outcome expectations of the five behaviors form a single dimension . Older adults with high self-efficacy had lower health risk in all behaviors and better health . Regression analyses detected a positive association between socioeconomic status and health-related quality of life ( p < .02 ) , but the strength of the association declined ( p < .11 ) after the self-efficacy measures entered the model , indicating that self-efficacy explains part of the association between socioeconomic status and health status . Interventions aim ed at improving self-efficacy also may improve health status
In general , 100 steps/minute is prescribed for adults to achieve moderate intensity , but older adults may require a higher cadence .
Currently , few studies have explored using walking cadence prescription as an intervention to increase physical activity levels .
Conclusion .
Prescribing walking cadence as a way to increase physical activity levels has potential as a practical and useful strategy , but more evidence is required to assess its ability to increase physical activity levels at moderate intensity
Background .
Most adults choose walking as a leisure activity .
However , many do not reach the international physical activity guidelines for adults , which recommend moderate intensity aerobic activity for at least 150 minutes/week in bouts of 10 minutes .
Purpose .
This systematic review provides an up date on the walking cadence required to reach moderate intensity in adults and older adults , identifies variables associated with reaching moderate intensity , and evaluates how walking cadence intensity should be measured , but the main purpose is to report the interventions that have been attempted to prescribe walking cadence to increase time spent at moderate intensity or other outcomes for adults and older adults .