Use of pedometers and accelerometers by people with cardiometabolic conditions can lead to small but significant increases in physical activity over several months, according to a new meta-analysis.

A basic pedometer can prove suffice for measuring health-promoting physical activity, according to a study comparing pedometers with more complex devices. Simply counting steps captured a remarkable ...

A basic pedometer can prove suffice for measuring health-promoting physical activity, according to a study comparing pedometers with more complex devices. Simply counting steps captured a remarkable ...

Increasing physical activity in obese individuals is problematic because of the high metabolic costs that have to be sustained. Indeed, obese individuals are normally less physically active 12 and ...

The general recommendation for physical activity is to be active at least at a moderate intensity for at least two-and-a-half hours a week. The greatest health gains are made by progressing from a ...

Objective This systematic review assessed the completeness of accelerometer reporting in physical activity (PA) intervention studies and assessed factors related to accelerometer reporting. Design The ...

Assessing energy expenditure (EE) is important for the control of obesity. Daily step counts have become popular and constitute one practical technique for evaluating the physical activity (PA) in ...

As children get chubbier and chubbier, finding ways of motivating them to exercise becomes more and more important. Rich and Sheri Schmelzer and Alexandra O'Leary have taken the approach of creating ...

Instructables user benhur.goncalves has published a new project that provides details on how to create your very own DIY Arduino watch that is equipped with a number of useful features that include ...

Freescale has been big in MEMs-based accelerometers for the automobile market for a while, and they seem to be moving that technology down to a lower price point where it plays in consumer goods. In ...

Margareta G. Kubista, tel. +46 705 30 19 80, email [email protected] Communications Department Schwedischer Forschungsrat - The Swedish Research Council A basic pedometer can prove suffice for ...