The results suggest that the use of a pedometer is associated with significant increases in physical activity and significant decreases in body mass index and blood pressure .
CONTEXT Without detailed evidence of their effectiveness , pedometers have recently become popular as a tool for motivating physical activity .
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of pedometer use with physical activity and health outcomes among outpatient adults .
A 6-Month Pilot Study of Effects of a Physical Activity Intervention on Life Satisfaction with a Sample of Three Generations of Women
This pilot study assessed possible changes in Life Satisfaction across three generations of women after a 6-mo . physical activity intervention .  The primary purpose of the study was to test the study design and discover critical issues that should be controlled for or changed in a follow-up study . A quasi-experimental design was used to assign r and omly a convenience sample of participant triads into two groups : a home-based group  ( n = 27 ) and a control group  ( n = 9 ) . Daughters were premenarcheal ( n = 13 , M = 10.1 yr . , SD = 1.5 ) , mothers were premenopausal ( n = 13 , M = 37.2 yr . , SD = 4.2 ) , and gr and mothers were postmenopausal ( n = 11 , M = 61.5 yr . , SD = 4.4 ) . Life Satisfaction was measured using the Satisfaction with Life Scale . Participation in physical activity was measured using the Physical Best Physical Activity Question naire and a pedometer to count the number of steps taken per day . Compared with the control group , participants in the home-based group generally increased physical activity but their scores for Life Satisfaction did not increase . Recommendations concerning the study design , reducing limitations , and hypotheses for further study are given
The results suggest that the use of a pedometer is associated with significant increases in physical activity and significant decreases in body mass index and blood pressure .
CONTEXT Without detailed evidence of their effectiveness , pedometers have recently become popular as a tool for motivating physical activity .
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of pedometer use with physical activity and health outcomes among outpatient adults .