Background Although 10 000 steps per day is widely promoted to have health benefits, there
is little evidence to support this recommendation. We aimed to determine the association …

Importance Recommendations for the number of steps per day may be easier to enact for
some people than the current time-and intensity-based physical activity guidelines, but the …

Background The minimal and optimal daily step counts for health improvements remain
unclear. Objectives A meta-analysis was performed to quantify dose-response associations …

Abstract Background and Aims Physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour (SB), and
inadequate sleep are key behavioural risk factors of cardiometabolic diseases. Each …

Active commuting to/from school (ACS) is an efficient manner to increase daily physical
activity (PA) levels. However, there seems to be no consensus on the best methodology to …

Background Heuristic (ie, evidence-based, rounded) cadences of≥ 100 and≥ 130
steps/min have consistently corresponded with absolutely-defined moderate (3 metabolic …

Background Standardized validation indices (ie, accuracy, bias, and precision) provide a
comprehensive comparison of step counting wearable technologies. Purpose To expand a …

Introduction/Purpose Physical activity studies often utilize wearable devices to measure
participants' habitual activity levels by averaging values across several valid observation …

An activity goal of 10,000 steps per day is widely known but was not initially developed
based on scientific evidence. The last several years have seen an increase in both the …

Background Accurate quantification of daily steps in a cardiovascular patient population is of
high importance for primary and secondary prevention. While sensor derived step counts …