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 .
Comparison of walking recommendations in previously inactive women.
PURPOSE To compare the number of steps accumulated by women instructed to walk 10,000 steps per day ( 10 K group ) with those told to take a brisk 30-min walk on most , preferably all , days of the week ( 30-min group ) . METHODS Daily steps were compared for 58 sedentary women ( mean age 45.0+/-6.0 yr ) r and omly assigned to either the 10 K or the 30-min group . Subjects wore a sealed pedometer for 2 wk for baseline physical activity assessment . Those averaging < or=7000 steps per day were r and omly assigned to a group for the 4-wk intervention . All subjects wore a sealed pedometer capable of storing 7 d of data , and reported to the laboratory each week so that investigators could gather step counts . The 10 K group wore a second pedometer for viewing their daily steps . RESULTS There were no differences ( P>0.05 ) between the groups for baseline steps . During the intervention , there was a significant difference ( P<0.005 ) between groups in daily steps . The 30-min group walked 8270+/-354 steps per day , and the 10 K group walked 10,159+/-292 steps per day . The 30-min group averaged 9505+/-326 steps per day on the days that a 30-min walk occurred , and 5597+/-363 steps per day when no walk occurred ( P<0.05 ) . The 10 K group averaged 11,775+/-207 steps on days when they walked at least 10,000 steps , and 7780+/-231 steps on days that their target was not achieved ( P<0.05 ) . CONCLUSION Women walk more when told to take 10,000 steps per day compared with those instructed to take a brisk 30-min walk . On days when women took a 30-min walk , their average step count was near 10,000
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 .