Benefits with Pedometers

The benefits of exercise are very well known. Exercise lowers risk for chronic diseases. increass mood, improves bone density, decreases blood pressure, reduces the risk for certain forms of cancer, and can help amange depression.

To obtain the wonderful benefits has to do with the quantity of exercise you acheive. The surgeon general reccomned at least 30 minutes of exercise at least five days a week to see the benefits. The American College of Sports Medicine reccomned 30-60 minutes of moderate-intense workouts (60-90% of overall hear rate) 3-5 times per week and at least 3 days of 30 minute resistance training.

Now 30 minutes of moderate-level activity can seem easy enough, but the quantity of acitivity we think we are getting is very elusive. Research shows that people often overestimate how much they are actually working out by about 50%, which can lead to undesirable consequences. Overestimating can also lead to discouragement, because you think you are exercising enough but aren't seeing any results.

Pedometers provide objective measurement of physical activity and are one potential remedy to the problem of inaccurate activity recall. They can also be fun! A pedometer is a beeper-sized device you wear on your waist that counts the number of steps you take. Pedometers work when you dance, climb stairs, or walk outdoors or on a treadmill, but they don't work if you're biking, skiing, rowing, or swimming.

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