Steps that count: physical activity recommendations, brisk walking, and steps per minute--how do they relate?

Brisk walking is recommended as a form of health-enhancing physical activity. This study determines the steps/minute rate corresponding to self-paced brisk walking (SPBW); a predicted steps/minute rate for moderate physical activity (MPA) and a comparison of the 2 findings. A convenience sample (N =...

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Vydáno v:Journal of physical activity & health Ročník 11; číslo 3; s. 502
Hlavní autoři: Pillay, Julian D, Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy L, Proper, Karin I, van Mechelen, Willem, Lambert, Estelle V
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: United States 01.03.2014
Témata:
Accelerometry
Adult
Body Mass Index
Exercise
Female
Heart Rate
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Physiologic
Motor Activity
Physical Fitness
Walking
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Shrnutí:Brisk walking is recommended as a form of health-enhancing physical activity. This study determines the steps/minute rate corresponding to self-paced brisk walking (SPBW); a predicted steps/minute rate for moderate physical activity (MPA) and a comparison of the 2 findings. A convenience sample (N = 58: 34 men, 24 women, 31.7 ± 7.7 yrs), wearing pedometers and a heart rate (HR) monitor, performed SPBW for 10 minutes and 5 indoor sessions, regulated by a metronome (ranging from 60-120 steps/minute). Using steps/minute and HR data of the trials, a steps/minute rate for MPA was predicted. Adjustments were subsequently made for aerobic fitness (using maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) estimates), age, and sex as possible contributors to stepping rate differences. Average steps/minute rate for SPBW was 118 ± 9 (116 ± 9; 121 ± 8 for men/women, respectively; P = .022); predicted steps/minute rate for MPA was 122 ± 37 (127 ± 36; 116 ± 39 for men/women, respectively; P < .99) and was similar to steps/minute rate of SPBW (P = .452), even after adjusting for age, sex, and aerobic fitness. Steps/minute rates of SPBW correlates closely with targeted HR for MPA, independent of aerobic fitness; predicted steps/minute rate for MPA relates closely to steps/minute rates of SPBW. Findings support current PA messages that use the term brisk walking as a reference for MPA.
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ISSN:1543-5474
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DOI:10.1123/jpah.2012-0210