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Adolescent pedometer protocols: Examining reactivity, tampering and perceptions

, 2013
The aim of this study was to investigate adolescents' potential reactivity and tampering while wearing pedometers by comparing different monitoring protocols to accelerometer output. The sample included adolescents (N = 123, age range = 14-15 years) from
Lubans, D.R., Plotnikoff, Ronald C., Scott, J.J., Scott, Joseph J., Lubans, David R., Trost, Stewart G., Plotnikoff, R.C., Morgan, Philip J., Morgan, P.J., Trost, S.G.   +9 more
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Steps that count! a feasibility study of a pedometer-based, health-promotion intervention in an employed, South African population [PDF]

, 2014
Background. The emergence of the pedometer as a useful motivational aid for increasing physical activity (PA) has supported its use in PA interventions. Objectives.
Proper, Karin I, Pillay, J., Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy L., Lambert, Estelle Victoria, van Mechelen, W., Lambert, Estelle V., Lambert, E. V., Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy Lynn, Kolbe-Alexander, T. L., Lambert, E.V., Proper, Karin I., Pillay, J. D., Proper, K.I., Pillay, Julian David, van Mechelen, Willem, Proper, K. I., Kolbe-Alexander, T.L.   +16 more
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A Study of the Effects of a Structured Daily Physical Activity Intervention in Schools in Malta

Education Sciences
The measurement of daily step counts is a widely adopted and efficacious approach for assessing children’s physical activity levels. With the aim of finding out the effect of daily PA sessions in schools on the total PA levels in terms of steps taken ...
Charles Attard, Renzo Kerr-Cumbo, Matthew Muscat-Inglott, Melanie Darmanin, Heathcliff Schembri   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Obesity Management Education for Healthcare Professionals: A Rapid Review and Meta‐Analysis

Clinical Obesity, Volume 16, Issue 5, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Healthcare professionals (HCPs) play a critical role in obesity management, yet many report inadequate training, low confidence and stigma‐related attitudes. While education programmes have been developed to address these issues, evidence of their effectiveness remains mixed.
Rebecca Wu, Srividya Adapa, Maria Agaliotis, Samantha Hocking, Evan Atlantis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Non Invasive Estimation of Vo2max and Physical Fitness Indices in Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Staff

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2018
Background and purpose: Maximum Oxygen Consumption (Vo2max) is a measurement for assessing cardiorespiratory fitness. Its direct measurement is an aggressive method that is technically and operationally difficult.
Zahra Jahanian Bahnemiri, Valiollah Dabidi Roshan, Afshin Fayaz Movaghar   +2 more
doaj  

Inference of the Activity Timeline of Cattle Foraging on a Mediterranean Woodland Using GPS and Pedometry

Sensors, 2010
The advent of the Global Positioning System (GPS) has transformed our ability to track livestock on rangelands. However, GPS data use would be greatly enhanced if we could also infer the activity timeline of an animal.
Yehuda Yehuda, Arieh Brosh, Amit Dolev, Iris Schoenbaum, Eugene D. Ungar, Zalmen Henkin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Teleintervention Maintenance Programs for Children (Age 6–12) and Adolescents (Age 13–18) With Overweight or Obesity—Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle: A Systematic Review

Pediatric Obesity, Volume 21, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Weight management and maintenance of healthy habits are crucial in combating paediatric obesity. This systematic review examines outcomes beyond BMI in teleintervention maintenance programmes, with a focus on sustaining a healthy lifestyle.
Anna Wittmann, Pia Späth, Feline Zocher, Eckard Nagel, Michael Lauerer, Magdalena Schellenberg   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of pedometer use in combination with cognitive and behavioral support materials to promote physical activity

, 2008
OBJECTIVE: 1. To demonstrate that combining pedometer use with cognitive and behavioral support materials has a positive effect on physical activity (PA) and attitudes towards pedometer use. 2.
De Cocker, Katrien A., De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse M., De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse, De Cocker, Katrien, Cardon, Greet M., Cardon, Greet   +5 more
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Comparison between smartphone pedometer applications and traditional pedometers for improving physical activity and body mass index in community-dwelling older adults

Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 2016
[Purpose] The effectiveness of a smartphone pedometer application was compared with that of a traditional pedometer for improving the physical activity and weight status of community-dwelling older adults.
S. Fong, S. Ng, Yoyo T. Y. Cheng, Joni H. Zhang, L. Chung, G. Chow, Yvonne T. C. Chak, I. K. Chan, D. Macfarlane   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Multi-Activity Step Counting Algorithm Using Deep Learning Foot Flat Detection with an IMU Inside the Sole of a Shoe

Sensors
Step counting devices were previously shown to be efficient in a variety of applications such as athletic training or patient’s care programs. Various sensor placements and algorithms were previously experimented, with a best mean absolute percentage ...
Quentin Lucot, Erwan Beurienne, Michel Behr   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source