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Counting steps may be just as beneficial as tracking physical activity by time

Many people measure their physical activity by the amount of time they spend exercising, but new research makes a case that counting steps is similarly beneficial. Meeting fitness goals measured by ...
Yahoo

Tracking daily step counts can be a useful tool for weight management – an exercise scientist parses the science

Over the last decade, smartphones have become ubiquitous not just for sending texts and staying abreast of news, but also for monitoring daily activity levels. Among the most common, and arguably the ...
Healio

Step- and time-based exercises equally beneficial in reducing CVD, mortality risks

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The most active women outlived the least active women by more than 2 months for both step- and time-based ...
BMJ

Remembering Steven N Blair for making physical activity count every step of the way

Correspondence to Dr Benjamin D Boudreaux, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York 10032, NY, USA; bb3132{at}cumc.columbia.edu Purposeful, ...
Science Daily

Mindfulness and step tracking boosts motivation to exercise

Step tracking with mindfulness training delivered via a mobile app boosts people's desire to exercise. A new study from the Centre for Motivation and Behaviour Change at the University of Bath has ...

Four science-backed ways to make your walk even better for your health

Christmas walk, sports scientist Dr Elroy Aguiar explains to Harry Bullmore how small, simple tweaks can make each step go further in delivering real health benefits ...