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 .
Generations Exercising Together to Improve Fitness (GET FIT): A Pilot Study Designed to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Health-Related Fitness in Three Generations of Women
ABSTRACT A 6-month home-based ( HB ) physical activity program was compared to a control ( CTL ) condition in terms of effect on physical activity and health-related fitness in three generations of women ( daughter/mother/maternal gr and mother ) . Volunteers were r and omly assigned to a HB or CTL condition . HB participants ( n = 28 ) were asked to participate in lifestyle , aerobic , muscular strength , and flexibility activities at least 3 times per week and they completed 73 % of the recommended PA bouts . CTL condition participants ( n = 9 ) were asked to continue their usual pattern of physical activity . Changes in physical activity were measured pre- and post-intervention using the Physical Best question naire and pedometer step counts ( 3-day average ) . Changes in health-related fitness were assessed using Fitnessgram tests . Group × Time interactions were significant for changes in participation in flexibility activity ( d/wk ) and steps/day , indicating that the HB group experienced significant positive changes in the expected direction ( + 305 % and + 37 % , respectively ) , while the CTL group regressed ( −15 % and −13 % , respectively ) . The G × T interaction for mile time was significant , although not in the expected direction ( CTL group < by 14 % and HB group < by 5 % ) . Findings should be interpreted with caution due to several limitations of the study , but several suggestions are made for more effectively study ing this topic in the future
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 .