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 .
Awareness of Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living in a Large Community Sample
Purpose . Determine the proportion of adults aware of Canada 's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living ( Guide ) and its specific recommendations ( objective 1 ) ; whether key demographic factors ( objective 2a ) and physical activity behavior ( objective 2b ) are associated with awareness and specific familiarity with the Guide ; and if changes in awareness and specific recommendations with the Guide occurred over a 1-year period ( objective 3a and 3b ) . Design . R and om selection with computer-assisted telephone interviewing . Setting . Edmonton , Alberta , Canada . Subjects . A total of 2803 adults 18 years or older completed interviews from 4831 telephone contacts ( response rate , 58.0 % ) , and after 1 year , 1423 individuals ( 55 % ) completed interviews . Measures . Demographic , physical activity , Guide awareness . Analysis . Chi-square , analysis of variance . Results . At baseline , 27.3 % were aware of the Guide , and 15.6 % were familiar with the Guide 's specific recommendations . Younger individuals ( p = .01 ) , women ( p < .001 ) , and those with a higher education ( p < .001 ) were more likely to be generally aware of the Guide , and women were also more specifically aware ( p = .01 ) . Physical activity levels were positively associated with the general ( p < .001 ) and specific ( p < .001 ) awareness of the Guide . Changes in general familiarity and specific recommendations over 1 year were observed . Conclusions . The majority of those surveyed were not familiar with the Guide . Men , individuals with a lower education , and older individuals may need to be specifically targeted . ( Am J Health Promot 2011;25[5]:294 - 297 .
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 .