Saturday, March 21, 2009

Study - Walk 100 Steps a Minute for 'Moderate' Exercise

US News & World Report, March 18
Author: Randy Dotinga

A new study provides the answer [to what "moderate physical activity" is]: It's equivalent to a brisk walk, or about 1,000 steps every 10 minutes. The findings of the study, which was funded by the federal government, appear in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The researchers found that moderate exercise amounted to 92 to 102 steps a minute for men and 91 to 115 steps a minute for women.

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