Pedometer Walking

Author : Mark Fenton,David Bassett
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781461749752

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Pedometer Walking by Mark Fenton,David Bassett Pdf

Mark Fenton, television personality and author of the best-selling Complete Guide to Walking, teams up with top exercise researcher, David R. Bassett, to help readers get moving. These guys know what works, and they've got pedometers on the brain. During the last ten years, pedometer use has grown exponentially. "Step counting" broke into the exercise vocabulary when Oprah started sporting her own pedometer, and the mania has only grown. Ten years ago there were five pedometers on the market; today there are dozens. But what to do with them? Hearing the cries for solid information, authors David R. Bassett and Mark Fenton have stepped up. Covered in this guide are a history of step counting--Jefferson was a fan, and a pedometer was designed by Leonardo da Vinci--advice on choosing a pedometer, and a guide to starting a pedometer program, with looks at successful ones in the U.S., Australia, and Europe. Most important may be the chapters treating the tremendously successful 10,000-steps-per-day programs initiated in Japan, as well as the modifications it needs to work for children and senior citizens. Aside from the pedometer itself, Pedometer Walking may be one of the most important exercise tools in years.

Author : Robert Sweetgall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Fitness walking
ISBN : 0939041200

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Pedometer Walking by Robert Sweetgall Pdf

Author : Tin-Chih Toly Chen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031594434

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Smart and Healthy Walking by Tin-Chih Toly Chen Pdf

Author : Robert P. Pangrazi,Aaron Beighle,Cara L. Sidman
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781718213647

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Pedometer Power by Robert P. Pangrazi,Aaron Beighle,Cara L. Sidman Pdf

With Pedometer Power: Using Pedometers in School and Community, you can -use 65 pedometer-based activities for children and adults at home and in physical education, recreation, and after-school settings; -promote physical activity—and your program—to parents and the larger community with take-home and special-event activities; and -help participants learn about the importance of duration and intensity of physical activity and about the value of maintaining an active lifestyle. The best-selling Pedometer Power is back—updated and expanded with 65 thoroughly field-tested and exciting pedometer activities to motivate participants to become more physically active. This edition includes new and improved activities, more activities for high school and college students, an emphasis on using pedometers both in school and community settings, and updated data that clearly support the effectiveness of pedometers in monitoring physical activity. You can use Pedometer Power in a variety of settings, including physical education classes from kindergarten though college, after-school programs, recreation programs, and health-promotion programs. In doing so, you can accomplish these objectives: -Provide tips, strategies, and activities that have been refined by years of development and testing by one of the leading physical education research teams. -Ensure that students and participants will be successful and find the activities fun and motivating. -Help students and participants accurately gauge both the length and intensity of their activity. -Teach, promote, and assess physical activity, based on the cutting-edge research of the authors. -Motivate students and participants about the value of maintaining an active lifestyle. Pedometer Power provides information on how to use and store the devices, minimize breakage and loss, record and store data, promote physical activity, raise funds, and involve parents, teachers, and administrators. You'll also find fresh, ready-to-use ideas accompanied by diagrams, photos, and time-saving record sheets for students and participants. In short, Pedometer Power contains everything you need to start and manage an ongoing pedometer program.

Author : Leslie Sansone
Publisher : Center Street
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781599952079

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Walk Away the Pounds by Leslie Sansone Pdf

Losing weight has never been easier or more fun than with Leslie Sansone's WALK AWAY THE POUNDS. For over twenty-five years, Leslie has helped more women get off the couch and onto their feet than anyone else in the fitness industry. Her secret? If you can walk, you can achieve the weight-loss goals you dream about...with none of the intimidation or negative messages that have stopped you from succeeding before. Whether you are a beginner or have been walking with Leslie for years, whether you are a teen or a senior or somewhere in between, you will see results. You will lose real weight, and keep it off-twenty pounds, forty, sixty, or even more. All you need is fifteen minutes a day for starters, two feet, and a willing attitude. There is no fancy equipment to buy, no fad diet to follow, and no fitness club to join. The revolutionary program in WALK AWAY THE POUNDS is designed to keep everybody on the path to success, especially those who have never been able to complete a weight-loss plan before. It's a simpler approach to fitness, one that can change your life. Leslie's step-by-step workbook format sets up the program day by day. You just wake up, flip open the book, and follow the directions. You'll get a combination of in-home walking (that's right, you can do it right from the comfort of your own living room!), simple strength training, motivational breakthroughs, and commonsense advice to help you burn fat, tone muscle, reduce stress, avoid illness, shake off the blues, and boost your energy level sky high. It's never been easier. Women all across America have dropped between 20 and 150 pounds with Leslie Sansone. Now you can too!

Author : Rodney Tolley
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0849317835

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Sustainable Transport by Rodney Tolley Pdf

With a wide range of contributions from America, Australia, Europe as well as the UK, Creating Sustainable Transport sums up many of the lessons learned and how they can be applied in improved planning. Non-motorized transport planning depends on combining improvements to infrastructure with education. The book examines both national strategies and local initiatives in cities around the world, including such topics as changes to existing road infrastructure and the integration of cycling and walking with public transport. The contributors consider topics such as developing healthier travel habits and ways of promoting cycling and walking as alternatives to the car.

Author : Jan McCracken
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-12
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781118070123

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Healthy Carb Cookbook For Dummies by Jan McCracken Pdf

According to USA Weekend, over a quarter of the adults in the U.S. have tried a low-carb diet. Many people have enjoyed lasting success. Others have felt mystified or deprived and given up! Whether you’re a first-timer or a “try, try-againer”, this book helps you get with the low-carb program and stick with it! Building on the success of Low-Carb Dieting For Dummies, it gives you loads of nutritional information plus more than 100 sumptuous low-carb recipes like Crunchy Brunch Oatmeal Pecan Waffles, Caribbean Chicken, Chile Spiced Broccoli, and Lemon Torte with Raspberries. Low-Carb Cookbook For Dummies includes: A complete nutritional analysis for each recipe so you can’t go wrong Lots of recipes for dishes with 5 carbs or less Recipes that de-carb no-nos like Southern fried chicken and Philly cheese steak sandwiches Recipes for soups, seafood, and meat dishes, including pork chops, lamb and steaks (with a steak chart so you can chart a low-carb course) Recipes for great desserts, including chocolate specialties and cheesecake Vegetarian recipes and crock pot specialties Terrific wrap recipes using lettuce, tortillas, or crepes Guidelines for eating low-carb when you’re dining out or brown-bagging it Author Jan McCracken, a health advocate and low-carber for more than ten years, has written two low-carb cookbooks and is a contributor to numerous low-carb publications. Having fallen off the low-carb wagon several times herself, she alerts you to things that can sabotage your success and clues you in on carb counting and techniques that have worked for her. You’ll get started right with: Mini-courses on low-carb math and on low-carb nutritition and the glycemic index A shopping list for stocking a low-carb kitchen The scoop on different kinds of carbs and artificial sweeteners Tips on using spices creatively for variety and flavor Advice on incorporating exercise, including taking the first step (and lots more steps) with a pedometer Tips for reducing stress (a common cause of bingeing) With this information, you won’t be mystified. With the fantastic recipes, you won’t feel deprived. You will be inspired to stick to a low-carb lifestyle—one that can help you lose weight and feel healthier!

Author : Greg Welk
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Education
ISBN : 0736037489

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Physical Activity Assessments for Health-related Research by Greg Welk Pdf

And examples -- References -- Construct validity in physical activity research / Matthew T. Mahar and David A. Rowe -- Definitional stage -- Confirmatory stage -- Theory-testing stage -- Summary -- References -- Physical activity data : odd distributions yield strange answers / Jerry R. Thomas and Katherine T. Thomas -- Overview of the general linear model and rank-order procedures -- Determining whether data are normally distributed -- Application of rank-order procedures -- Data distributions and correlation -- Extensions of GLM rank-order statistical procedures -- Summary -- Endnote -- References -- Equating and linking of physical activity questionnaires / Weimo Zhu -- What is scale equating? -- Equating methods -- Practical issues of scale equating -- Remaining challenges and future research directions -- Summary -- References.

Author : Sara Booth,Julie Burkin,Catherine Moffat,Anna Spathis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781447147541

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Managing Breathlessness in Clinical Practice by Sara Booth,Julie Burkin,Catherine Moffat,Anna Spathis Pdf

Breathlessness is increasingly recognised as a common, disabling symptom of many advanced diseases and one that is very difficult to treat. There is now an understanding that a multi-disciplinary approach to management can make a significant impact on the severity of the symptom improving both the patient’s and their carers’ quality of life. Breathlessness is one of the most difficult conditions that palliative care (and other clinicians who care for patients with advanced disease) have to treat. With the improvements in pain control, it is possibly now the most difficult symptom for clinicians to manage: many feel frustrated at not being able to give their patients better care. Many patients and families are enduring terrible suffering. There has been little progress in improving the symptom, in spite of an increase in the amount of research and interest in it over the last twenty years. The Cambridge Breathlessness Intervention Service (CBIS) has been established since 2004 and is a research-based service which has being evaluated since its inception: its model of caring has been shaped by the patients and families who use it and the clinicians who refer to it. CBIS has firm evidence of its effectiveness with patients with breathlessness with both malignant and non-malignant disease. This book will help others to manage breathlessness in their day-to-day clinical practice and, if so desired, set up their own breathlessness service. There is a well-established website which can be used in conjunction with the book. The book is written to give practical help in the clinical management of breathlessness and written so that the information is easy to access in clinic, ward or home.

Author : Sandy Berger
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006-05-11
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780132713788

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Great Age Guide to Online Health and Wellness by Sandy Berger Pdf

Que's Great Age Guides celebrate the vital role and lifestyle of today's young, active 50+ adults. Most well-known "middle-aged" people of sixty-five or seventy would have you believe that Great Age is so wonderful that all the years leading up to it are a waste of time! People in this great age are transforming retirement's traditional laid-back "golden years" in pure platinum. Great Ager's break retirement tradition by working well past typical retirement age, not only by need, but also by the desire to remain productive members of society. The Great Age Guide to Online Health and Wellness is written specifically for those adults 50+ living with and using their computers and the Internet to help take better care of themselves. You'll get information on such things as living wills, the pros and cons to buying drugs outside the country, nutrition, supplements and vitamins, drug interactions, evaluating medical Web sites, finding support groups and more.

Author : Ronald C. Martella,J. Ron Nelson,Robert L. Morgan,Nancy E. Marchand-Martella
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781462509744

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Understanding and Interpreting Educational Research by Ronald C. Martella,J. Ron Nelson,Robert L. Morgan,Nancy E. Marchand-Martella Pdf

This user-friendly text takes a learn-by-doing approach to exploring research design issues in education and psychology, offering evenhanded coverage of quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, and single-case designs. Readers learn the basics of different methods and steps for critically examining any study's design, data, and conclusions, using sample peer-reviewed journal articles as practice opportunities. The text is unique in featuring full chapters on survey methods, evaluation, reliability and validity, action research, and research syntheses. Pedagogical Features Include: *An exemplar journal article at the end of each methods chapter, together with questions and activities for critiquing it (including, where applicable, checklist forms to identify threats to internal and external validity), plus lists of additional research examples. *Research example boxes showing how studies are designed to address particular research questions. *In every chapter: numbered chapter objectives, bulleted summaries, subheadings written as questions, a running glossary, and end-of-chapter discussion questions. * Electronic Instructor's Resource Manual with Test Bank, provided separately--includes chapter outlines; answers to exercises, discussion questions, and illustrative example questions; and PowerPoints.

Author : Pete Meter
Publisher : Applesauce Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1604330481

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Walk the Walk by Pete Meter Pdf

Getting today’s high-tech, computer savvy kids to exercise isn’t easy—but this kit will do the trick! That’s because it includes a cool gadget and the activities seem just like games. And to kids, that spells FUN. Walk the Walk is jam-packed with creative and entertaining ways to use the child-friendly pedometer that comes attached to the colorful book. See how many steps you take walking the dog—or figure out how many it would take to walk across the ocean if you could. Or give your favorite sport a cool twist by bringing the pedometer into play: first calculate the average number of paces from home plate to first base in baseball or softball. Any runner who can’t reach the base in that number of paces (or less) is out, no matter what. And there’s plenty of other great stuff to do inside, too. New pedometer-philes will learn how to make the most of this handy gadget, from online pedometer challenges to walk-racing mom and dad.

Author : Phil Zeltzman,Rebecca Ann Johnson
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781557535818

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Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound by Phil Zeltzman,Rebecca Ann Johnson Pdf

A dog is an ideal workout partner: always supportive, happy to go for a walk, and never judgmental. When people and dogs exercise together, fitness and health happen on both ends of the leash. As the obesity epidemic spreads, 70 percent of Americans and 50 percent of dogs are overweight or obese, resulting in staggering health care costs and suffering. The causes, consequences, and treatment for the overweight and obese are strikingly similar in people and dogs. Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound, written by an expert veterinary surgeon and leading nurse researcher, helps you move from a food-centered relationship with dogs to an exercise-centered relationship. This volume is designed for dog lovers, dog owners, and families. Based on the latest scientific findings, it will also help professionals (including physicians, veterinarians, and physical therapists) fight obesity and promote fitness in both people and pets. Never has there been a more compelling time for innovative approaches to increasing physical activity, reforming sedentary lifestyles, and enhancing fitness. Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound provides specific strategies for people and dogs to exercise together, lose weight together, and have fun in the process.

Author : Jeff S. Coombes,Tina Skinner
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780729581424

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ESSA’s Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport Assessment - eBook by Jeff S. Coombes,Tina Skinner Pdf

ESSA’s Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport Assessment is an essential text for any student undertaking an exercise and sports science degree and professionals working in the exercise and fitness industries. This practical manual contains fundamental theory and detailed step-by-step protocols designed to assist students and practitioners to develop competency for conducting tests in exercise, health and sports science. Written by leading Australian and New Zealand Academics and published in collaboration with Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA), ESSA’s Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport Assessment is the first Australian text written with ESSA’s accreditation framework in mind. Evolve Multiple choice questions and short answer questions Criteria sheets to assess skill competency Worked examples and case studies Data recording sheets Image collection Excel spreadsheet to record and analyse data from activities within the manual Key features Combines the theory underpinning testing procedures and comprehensive step-by-step protocols Includes practical data recording tables Protocols that encompass the spectrum of tests in exercise, health and sports science including, but not limited to, anthropometry, muscular strength, submaximal and maximal exercise testing, range of motion and threshold tests Includes pre-testing procedures and equipment requirements for conducting assessments Emphasis on the accuracy of the measurement, including calibration and verification of equipment Section on laboratory safety, cleaning and disinfectanting Links analysis, interpretation and communication of test results Data analysis practical that encourages the reader to analyse their own data collected in the activities

Author : Jerrold E. Kemp,Jerrold E Kemp Ed D
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-19
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1450053637

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Live Healthy at Any Age by Jerrold E. Kemp,Jerrold E Kemp Ed D Pdf

The subjects treated are physical activities, eating more nutritious foods, and having a healthy, active brain. To accomplish these goals, a person must learn to change his or her mind-set from old habits to new, healthier habits. Throughout the ten chapters, the reader is encouraged to participate by answering questions, making choices, and considering actions for his or her own benefits."-- Review.