NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who strap on a pedometer and strive to walk more each day can probably expect to lose a modest amount of weight, a research analysis suggests. Sign up here.

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A $20 fitness gadget stood up to multiple research studies, helping people walk an additional mile each day — but only if they logged their steps. Those who did lowered their blood pressure and lost a ...

People who set daily walking goals for themselves and clip on a pedometer to count the number of steps they take go farther in life than those who don't -- a whole mile farther, in fact. New research ...

Brenda Rooney started walking to increase her level of physical activity, but it was a pedometer that motivated her to walk and move more throughout the day. Rooney, medical director of community and ...

A basic pedometer can prove sufficient for measuring health-promoting physical activity, according to a study comparing pedometers with more complex devices. Simply counting steps captured a ...

Patients who enrolled in a physical activity trial enjoyed a long-term benefit of fewer cardiovascular events and bone fractures up to four years after the intervention was completed. According to a ...

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Investing about $20 in a pedometer pays big dividends, according to researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine. “Much to my surprise, these little devices were shown to increase physical ...

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