Comparison of Walking Recommendations in Previously Inactive Women

Hultquist, Cherilyn N.; Albright, Carolyn; Thompson, Dixie L.

doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000158993.39760.1b

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“…Some studies have shown that providing incremental targets is more effective in increasing step counts than providing a pedometer alone (38,39). We did not find clear evidence that this was the case.…”

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confidence: 84%

Physical Activity to Reduce Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Katz

Margaretten

Gregorich

et al. 2017

Arthritis Care & Research

110

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Objective. Effective treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fatigue are limited. We tested the effect of a pedometerbased intervention on increasing physical activity and decreasing fatigue among individuals with RA. Methods. Participants completed baseline questionnaires; had 1 week of activity monitoring; were randomized to control (education [EDUC]), pedometer and step-monitoring diary (PED), or pedometer and diary plus step targets (PED+) groups, and were followed for 21 weeks. At week 10, questionnaires were administered by phone to all participants. During the final week, all participants again had 1 week of activity monitoring. Primary outcomes were changes in average weekly steps and fatigue (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System 7-item questionnaire) from baseline to week 21. Secondary outcomes were self-reported disease activity, physical function, pain interference, and depressive symptoms. Changes in steps were tested using a linear mixed model. Changes in fatigue were tested with repeated-measures models, including baseline, week-10, and week-21 scores. Results. A total of 96 individuals participated. Eight did not complete the 21-week assessments. Both intervention groups significantly increased steps (+1,441 [P = 0.004] for PED and +1,656 [P = 0.001] for PED+), and the EDUC group decreased steps (-747 [P = 0.14]) (group-by-time interaction P = 0.0025). Between-group changes in fatigue were not significantly different (interaction P = 0.21). Mean changes in fatigue scores from baseline to week 21 were -1.6 (withgroup P = 0.26), -3.2 (P = 0.02), and -4.8 (P = 0.0002) for EDUC, PED, and PED+ groups, respectively. Function and self-reported disease activity also improved in the PED and PED+ groups. Conclusion. Provision of pedometers, with and without providing step targets, was successful in increasing activity levels and decreasing fatigue in this sample of individuals with RA.

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Physical Activity to Reduce Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Katz

Margaretten

Gregorich

et al. 2017

Arthritis Care & Research

110

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“…Similar increases have been observed in middleaged women, where those instructed to walk 10,000 steps daily walked more than those instructed to take a brisk 30-minute walk on most days of the week. 15 The results of the present trial also suggest that regardless of the type of physical activity goal that is recommended to patients and on which they are counseled, levels increased and were maintained over 12 months. This result supports the fi ndings of other studies of the standard Green Prescription, which demonstrated improvements in physical activity among both adult 9 and older adult 10 groups.…”

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“…14 In previously inactive middle-aged women, pedometers have been found to increase walking compared with advice to spend a specifi c amount of time in this activity 15 ; however, health outcomes related to this increase were not assessed.…”

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confidence: 99%

Healthy Steps Trial: Pedometer-Based Advice and Physical Activity for Low-Active Older Adults

Kolt¹,

Schofield²,

Kerse³

et al. 2012

The Annals of Family Medicine

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PURPOSE We compared the effectiveness of 2 physical activity prescriptions delivered in primary care-the standard time-based Green Prescription and a pedometer step-based Green Prescription-on physical activity, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, and quality of life in low-active older adults. METHODSWe undertook a randomized controlled trial involving 330 low-active older adults (aged ≥65 years) recruited through their primary care physicians' patient databases. Participants were randomized to either the pedometer stepbased Green Prescription group (n = 165) or the standard Green Prescription group (n = 165). Both groups had a visit with the primary care practitioner and 3 telephone counseling sessions over 12 weeks aimed at increasing physical activity. Outcomes were the changes in physical activity (assessed with the Auckland Heart Study Physical Activity Questionnaire), blood pressure, BMI, quality of life (assessed with the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey), physical function status (assessed with the Short Physical Performance Battery), and falls over a 12-month period. RESULTSOf the patients invited to participate, 57% responded. At 12 months, leisure walking increased by 49.6 min/wk for the pedometer Green Prescription compared with 28.1 min/wk for the standard Green Prescription (P = .03). For both groups, there were signifi cant increases across all physical activity domains at 3 months (end of intervention) that were largely maintained after 12 months of follow-up. BMI did not change in either group. Signifi cant improvements in blood pressure were observed for both groups without any differences between them.CONCLUSIONS Pedometer use resulted in a greater increase in leisure walking without any impact on overall activity level. All participants increased physical activity, and on average, their blood pressure decreased over 12 months, although the clinical relevance is unknown.

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“…Based on the recommendation that every healthy adult should accumulate at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity PA per day (1) , different quantification tools, such as pedometers and questionnaires, have been employed to evaluate PA patterns (10,11) . Recent studies have investigated the pedometer-measured amount of steps necessary for good health or for the "30-minute message" equivalence (12)(13)(14) . The proposed target of 10,000 steps per day (15,16) may represent an unattainable task for some sedentary people.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In parallel, studies involving subjects with some chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity, have focused on physiological issues associated with an enhancement of the physical activity level (6,(16)(17)(18) . Despite some recent advances (12)(13)(14)(15) , the accumulated daily steps strategy still deserves better characterization regarding the amount of steps, duration, intensity and associated physiological effects.…”

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confidence: 99%

Short-term daily steps increment enhances submaximal exercise tolerance in healthy insuficiently active men

Porto

Fontana

Molina

et al. 2014

Rev Bras Ativ Fis Saude

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Short AbstrActThe 10000 steps/day message has been proposed as a minimum steps/day target for healthy adults. Nevertheless, this target does not seem feasible as an initial goal for inactive adults. New strategies to progressively increase daily steps should be evaluated. The study evaluated the effectiveness of increase a pedometer-measured 3500 steps/day on physical performance at anaerobic threshold (AT). Nineteen healthy insufficiently active men, 19-46 yrs, wore a pedometer for 2 weeks to quantify their habitual daily steps at baseline. Afterwards, subjects were instructed to increase 3500 steps/day above baseline during 3 weeks (intervention). Cardiopulmonary exercise stress tests (CPX) were performed before and after the intervention. Submaximal exercise tolerance was analyzed by the heart rate at AT (HR-AT), the oxygen uptake at AT (VO2-AT), the time spent on CPX until AT onset and the reached distance. Nonparametric statistics were applied, expressing the results as median and minimum and maximum values. The variables were pair-wised compared by the Wilcoxon test. The differences were considered statistically significant when a two-tailed P-value was less than 5%. At baseline, median (min-max) of daily steps was 7295 (4700-14752 steps), whereas it was 11772 (8998-18620 steps) after the intervention (p=0.0001). On CPX, time until AT onset was higher after (359s; 179-521s) than before daily steps improvement (340s; 208-436s) (p=0.027). Similarly, the distance attained at AT was higher after (398.6m; 165.6-637.5m) than before the intervention (372.2m; 197.8-528.8m) (p=0.014). The increment of 3500 steps/day above baseline, during three weeks, was effective for improving exercise tolerance at AT. KeywordsWalking; Pedometer; Physical activity; Inactivity; Health promotion. (398.6m; 165.6-637.5m), comparativamente a antes da intervenção (372.2m; 197.8-528.8m) (p=0.014). O incremento de 3500 passos por dia acima do padrão habitual, durante três semanas, foi eficaz para aumentar a tolerância ao exercício no LA. resumo A mensagem dos 10000 passos diários tem sido proposta como meta mínima de passos para adultos saudáveis. Entretanto, esta meta parece não ser factível como objetivo inicial para homens inativos. Novas estratégias de aumento progressivo nos passos diários devem ser avaliadas. Este estudo avaliou a eficácia do incremento de 3500 passos por dia, medidos por pedômetro, no desempenho físico no limiar anaeróbi-co (LA). Dezenove homens saudáveis insuficientemente ativos, 19-46 anos, usaram um pedômetro por 2 semanas para quantificar o padrão habitual de passos diários. Em seguida, foram orientados a aumentarem 3500 passos/dia acima do padrão usual, durante 3 semanas (intervenção

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Comparison of Walking Recommendations in Previously Inactive Women

Abstract: 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.

Cited by 99 publications

References 24 publications

Physical Activity to Reduce Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Physical Activity to Reduce Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Healthy Steps Trial: Pedometer-Based Advice and Physical Activity for Low-Active Older Adults

Short-term daily steps increment enhances submaximal exercise tolerance in healthy insuficiently active men

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