Using Pedometers to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Health

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Authors

Dena M Bravata · Stanford University

Crystal Smith-Spangler · American Medical Association

Abstract

The results suggest that the use of a pedometer is associated with significant increases in physical activity and significant decreases in body mass index and blood pressure. Whether these changes are durable over the long term is undetermined.

Topics & Keywords

Physical Activity and Health Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Cardiovascular and exercise physiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 298, Issue 19, pp. 2296-2296

DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.19.2296

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