The precision and accuracy of pedometers for measuring distance traveled by cattle on production size grazing systems were studied. Pedometer calibration factors were similar among~cattle, but varied because of differences in the sensitivity of pedometers to movement and/or the tightness of the case around the animal’s leg. Adjusting pedometer readings by their individual calibration factor pro...

Physical inactivity has emerged as a public health epidemic and is associated with the rising obesity rate. A multiple-treatments reversal design was utilized to test whether pedometer-aided self-monitoring and brief e-counseling could help 3 overweight adults increase their physical activity. Dependent measures were taken for pedometer steps and weight. Two participants approximately doubled t...

Methods: Eleven healthy adults, ranging in BMI from 20.20 to 24.77 kg*m , volunteered to participate in the study. They wore the selected criterion pedometer Yamax SW-200 (SW), which is considered the ‘‘gold standard’’, the Garmin Vivofit (GV), Medisana ViFit (MV), Accupedo application (AC) and Pedometer 2.0 application (PD), for a 24-h period, under free-living settings. Data were analyzed usi...

This paper describes a wearable augmented reality system using positioning infrastructures and a pedometer. To realize augmented reality systems, the position and orientation of user’s viewpoint should be obtained in real time. The proposed system measures the orientation of user’s viewpoint by an inertial sensor and the user’s position using positioning infrastructures in environments and a pe...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between pedometer-determined physical activity measured in steps per day and body composition variables in healthy, postmenopausal women. Methods: Height, weight, percent body fat, waist circumference and hip circumference were measured on ninety-three women (60.9 ± 5.76 years). Each subject wore a pedometer for 14 consecutive d...

This paper describes a wearable augmented reality system using positioning infrastructures and a pedometer. To realize augmented reality systems, the position and orientation of user’s viewpoint should be obtained in real time. The proposed system measures the orientation of user’s viewpoint by an inertial sensor and the user’s position using positioning infrastructures in environments and a pe...

BACKGROUND This 2-part study examined validity of selected motion sensors for assessing physical activity in older adults residing in assisted-living communities. METHODS Twenty-one older adults (mean age = 78.6 +/- 13.1 years) wore the StepWatch 3 Step Activity Monitor (SW3) and the Yamax Digi-Walker SW-200 pedometer (DW). Part I compared accuracy of these devices for measuring steps taken o...

Pedometers and other types of step-counting devices are growing in popularity with both researchers and practitioners. The focus of this article is on describing the most recent pedometer-related advances in terms of cardiovascular health. The emergent body of evidence suggests that pedometer-determined physical activity is related to a number of cardiovascular health outcomes and that interven...

BACKGROUND Despite the significant health benefits of regular physical activity, approximately half of American adults, particularly women and minorities, do not meet the current physical activity recommendations. Mobile phone technologies are readily available, easily accessible and may provide a potentially powerful tool for delivering physical activity interventions. However, we need to unde...