Pedometer use and step count goals have become popular in physical activity (PA) interventions in different settings. Previous pedometer-based workplace interventions were short term, uncontrolled and executed outside Europe. This European quasi-experimental study evaluated the effects of a 20-week pedometer-based PA workplace intervention. Pedometer-based and self-reported PA from one interven...

the purpose of this study was to examine the relation between daily steps and aerobic steps, and anthropometric variables, using the waist-to-hip ratio (whr) and waist-to-height ratio (whtr).the participants in this cross-sectional study were taken the measurements of by a trained anthropologist and then instructed to wear an omron pedometer for seven consecutive days. a series of statistical t...

Abstract Keywords: Menopause, Walking, Pedometer-based Walking Aim: To conduct a scoping review of the existing literature on walking programs for menopausal women and explore impact various interventions reduction symptoms. Background: Menopause is natural occurring phenomenon can present with several physical mental symptoms that are more severely experienced by some individuals. These experi...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine whether mobility and physical activity were associated with lung function in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF). DESIGN This was a prospective cohort observational study in an urban, academic, specialized care center. Participants were ambulatory, nonhospitalized adults with CF. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Mobility was assessed monthly by the Lif...

OBJECTIVES To examine if receiving a pedometer along with an intervention toolkit is associated with increased physical activity, aerobic fitness and better self-rated health among individuals with low levels of physical activity or fitness. METHODS The intervention was nested in the Danish Health Examination Survey (DANHES) and carried out in 2008. Participants were randomly assigned to eith...

BACKGROUND Most public health guidelines recommend that adults participate in 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity on most days of the week. Establishing new ways to achieve these targets in sedentary populations need to be explored. This research evaluated whether the daily use of pedometers could increase physical activity and improve health outcomes in sedentary overweight and ...

The objective of the present study was to utilise an accurate canine pedometer methodology and to assess the relationship between activity and body condition score (BCS) in dogs. Initial methodology validation used videography and pedometer step measurements to assess actual steps taken in comparison with pedometer readings for twenty large, medium and small dogs. During the validation, dogs co...

Pedometers are used in many studies because physical activities can be simply assessed using them. In addition to the spring-levered type, piezo-electric pedometers have recently been used. However, their accuracy in children has not been investigated in previous studies. In this study, we investigated the accuracy of spring-levered pedometer and piezo-electric pedometer step counts in comparis...

BACKGROUND The purposes of this study were to determine the accuracy and reliability of step counts and energy expenditure as estimated by a pedometer during treadmill walking and to clarify the relationship between step counts and current physical activity recommendations. METHODS One hundred males (n = 50) and females (n = 50) walked at stride frequencies (SF) of 80, 90, 100, 110, and 120 s...