The April 2005 issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise reports that women who wore a pedometer—and had the goal of walking 10,000 steps per day—not only walked more than before they had pedometers, but they walked nearly a mile farther per day than the group of women who were told to go […]
Senator Ginny Burdick (D-District 18) walked her way to the winning spot in Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon’s “Legislators on the Move” contest held during the 2005 Oregon State Legislative Session. Senator Burdick walked 1,136,224 steps during the session and earned a check for $5,000 from Regence to be donated to Metzger Elementary School for […]
Pedometer ($12 to $55) and speed-and-location monitor ($100 to $200). Pedometers, which track steps taken, distance covered, and calories burned, may help motivate you to be more active. In our October 2004 report on Pedometers (available to subscribers), we rated the FreeStyle Tracer as a Best Buy for most exercise walkers. Runners, hikers, or serious […]