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 .
Using step cadence goals to increase moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity.
BACKGROUND Increasing moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity ( MVPA ) is an important public health goal . Pedometers are evidence -based devices for increasing daily activity , but studies have not evaluated the comparative efficacy of step cadence goals for increasing MVPA . PURPOSE This study aim ed to evaluate the efficacy of three pedometer-based step goals for increasing MVPA . METHODS Latina women ( n = 180 ; 18 - 55 yr , mean body mass index = 31.1 , SD = 6.5 ) were recruited to 12 community centers , which were r and omly assigned to one of three conditions . Each group received an identical 12-wk theory-based physical activity ( PA ) intervention that differed only on the type of daily step goal : 1 ) a self-selected goal ( SELF ) ; 2 ) a goal of 10,000 steps per day ( FREQUENCY ) ; or 3 ) a goal of 3000 steps in 30 min ( CADENCE ) . Accelerometer-based PA  was measured at baseline and after 12 wk . RESULTS Adjusted multilevel pattern-mixture models using generalized estimating equations revealed that participants in the CADENCE condition engaged in similar levels of postintervention MVPA to those in the SELF and FREQUENCY goal conditions . However , MVPA of participants in the CADENCE condition was more likely to occur in bouts lasting greater than 10 consecutive minutes compared with the MVPA of participants in the SELF ( P = 0.01 ) or FREQUENCY ( P = 0001 ) conditions . CONCLUSIONS PA interventions should consider including a step cadence goal to help individuals accumulate bout-based MVPA and meet national PA guidelines
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 .