How many steps/day are enough? For older adults and special populations

Tudor‐Locke, Catrine; L. Craig, Cora; Aoyagi, Yukitoshi; C. Bell, Rhonda; A. Croteau, Karen; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Ewald, Ben; W. Gardner, Andrew; Hatano, Yoshiro; D. Lutes, Lesley; Mahecha Matsudo, Sandra; A. Ramírez-Marrero, Farah; Q. Rogers, Laura; A. Rowe, David; D. Schmidt, Michael; A. Tully, Mark; N. Blair, Steven

doi:10.1186/1479-5868-8-80

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How many steps/day are enough? For older adults and special populations

Published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity • Jan 1, 2011

Authors:

Catrine Tudor‐Locke

Cora L. Craig

Yukitoshi Aoyagi

Abstract

Older adults and special populations (living with disability and/or chronic illness that may limit mobility and/or physical endurance) can benefit from practicing a more physically active lifestyle, typically by increasing ambulatory activity. Step counting devices (accelerometers and pedometers) of...

Subject

Pedometer

Cadence

Gerontology

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