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Pedometers May Encourage Weight Loss
"It's the best thing I ever did," Ross said. Recording her steps on the Web site of the non-profit group America on the Move inspires her to walk instead of drive when doing errands and to get up to talk to a co-worker rather than send an e-mail.
Dr. David Bassett Jr. of the University of Tennessee praised the analysis for pulling together what's known about pedometers and fitness. Bassett has done pedometer research, but was not involved in the new analysis.
  Marcy Ross walks across Main Street in Great Barrington, Mass., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007. Ross wears a pedometer which is seen on her hip. A $20 (euro13.53) fitness gadget stood up to multiple research studies, helping people walk an additional mile each day _ but only if they logged their steps. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) (Mike Groll - AP) TOOLBOXCOMMENT |
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"This puts us on firmer ground in saying what we know about the use of pedometers in changing behavior," Bassett said.
The analysis was supported by a grant from the National Institute on Aging.
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