Walking is one of the best forms of exercise there is and with a pedometer, you really can go the distance!
| What are pedometers? Pedometers are the latest craze in fitness equipment. They are cool little electronic gadgets that can be worn and used to measure how active you are by automatically recording every step you take. |
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How much activity should I be doing?
The Schools on the Move recommendation of daily step targets for young people is 15,000 steps a day. For adults, the daily step target is 10,000 steps a day.
How can they help me?
A pedometer-based programme is a particularly good starting point for those who are relatively inactive as it can be used to focus initially on just increasing steps without any reference to intensity or duration of activity.
Once they have reached recommended average daily step levels individuals can be encouraged to move towards recommended activity levels (which for young people is to accumulate at least 60 minutes of moderate physical activity every day of the week).
How to use one
STEP 1
Clip the pedometer on to your waistband or belt, close to your hip and in line with your knee, on either side of your body.
STEP 2
Once attached, press and hold both “reset” buttons for 5 seconds and make sure you start form 0 each day.
STEP 3
Get Walking!
STEP 4
Record the number of steps you do each day and keep track of your progress.
