Comparison Between Step Counts and Time Engaged in Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in HIV+ Hispanic Adults

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S183
Author(s):  
Farah A. Ramirez-Marrero ◽  
Anita M. Rivera-Brown ◽  
Jose F Rodriguez-Orengo ◽  
Cruz M. Nazario ◽  
Ellen Smit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Step Counts ◽  
Hispanic Adults

scholarly journals Step-count guidelines referenced on 60-minutes of moderate/vigorous physical activity

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-99
Author(s):  
Fabio Eduardo Fontana ◽  
Michael Pereira da Silva ◽  
Ripley Marston ◽  
Kevin Finn ◽  
Jere Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Roc Curves ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Step Count ◽  
Step Counts ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Good Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Full Day

The purpose of this study was to establish step-count guidelines for sixth-grade students and assess the ability of step-counts to discriminate between students achieving and not achieving 60-minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity daily. 201 sixth-grade students completed the study. They wore a pedometer and an accelerometer at the waist level for one full day. ROC curves were used to establish step-count guidelines and determine the diagnostic accuracy of step-counts. Sixth grade students need 12,118 steps/day to reach adequate daily levels of physical activity. The AUC indicated good diagnostic accuracy of step-counts. Suggested step-count guidelines can be a useful tool for identifying children who need to increase their daily levels of physical activity. The step-count cutoff proposed in this study is adequate for discriminating between sixth grade students reaching and not reaching recommended levels of physical activity.

scholarly journals Development of Step-Count Cut Points for School-Day Vigorous Physical Activity

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan D. Burns ◽  
Timothy A. Brusseau ◽  
You Fu ◽  
Peng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Roc Curves ◽  
Step Count ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Cut Points ◽  
Step Counts ◽  
School Day ◽  
The Usa

Background. No study has established step-count cut points for varying amounts of accelerometer-assessed vigorous physical activity (VPA) accrued during the school day in children. The purpose of this study was to establish step-count cut points for discriminating children meeting VPA in 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, and 20 minutes per 7-hour school day. Methods. Participants were a convenience sample of 1,053 children (mean age = 8.4 (1.8) years) recruited from 5 schools from the Mountain West region of the USA. Data within students were observed across multiple semesters totaling 2,119 separate observations. Step counts and time in VPA were assessed using ActiGraph wGT3X-BT triaxial accelerometers that were worn during the entirety of a 7-hour school day for one school week. Average censored step counts and minutes in VPA were calculated across 3 to 5 days. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were employed to derive step counts via calculation of the maximum Youden J statistic. Results. Area-under-the-curve (AUC) scores ranged from AUC = 0.81 (95% CI: 0.78–0.83; p<0.001) for meeting at least 5 minutes of VPA to AUC = 0.94 (95% CI: 0.88–1.00, p<0.001) for meeting at least 20 minutes of VPA. Approximately 3,460 steps best discriminated children meeting at least 5 minutes of VPA (sensitivity = 74.0%, specificity = 74.0%, and accuracy = 74.1%) and approximately 5,628 steps best discriminated children meeting at least 20 minutes per day of VPA (sensitivity = 85.7%, specificity = 95.1%, and accuracy = 95.1%). Conclusion. Step counts can discriminate with reasonable accuracy children that meet at least 5 minutes of school-day VPA and with strong accuracy children that meet 20 minutes of school-day VPA.

A Pilot Study Comparing Pedometer Counts with Reported Physical Activity in Elementary Schoolchildren

2004 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greet Cardon ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Step Count ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Moderate Correlation ◽  
Daily Step ◽  
Step Counts ◽  
Daily Step Count

In this study pedometer counts were recorded for 6 consecutive days for 92 children (mean age = 9.6 years; range 6.5–12.7) and were compared with the number of minutes per day in which the participants engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Diaries filled out with the assistance of one of the children’s parents were used to determine minutes of MVPA. The average daily step count was significantly higher in boys than in girls, although the average daily MVPA engagement in minutes did not vary significantly between genders. Based on the regression equations, 60 min of MVPA was equivalent to 15,340 step counts in boys, 11,317 step counts in girls, and 13,130 step counts when results for both genders were combined. A moderate correlation (r = .39, p < .001) was found between pedometer step counts and reported minutes of MVPA. According to the present study findings, however, predictions and promotion of daily MVPA engagement in children based on pedometer counts per day should be made with caution.

Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity and Step Count Compilation for Elementary-Aged Youth Participating in Summer Camp Activities

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary Wahl-Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Summer Camp ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Excess Weight ◽  
Step Count ◽  
Summer Camps ◽  
Step Counts ◽  
Residential Camp

The summer months have recently been identified as a time of the year when children gain excess weight. Despite contrary beliefs, youth are more susceptible to weight gain and fitness losses during this time. Summer camps have been identified as a possible solution to reduce declines in overall health during these months. The purpose of this study was to establish expected step counts and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) values for a variety of activities in one residential camp. Participants included 188 campers (M age = 8.7). Sessions included a variety of invasion, target, net/wall and fitness activities. Step counts and MVPA were tracked across 51 days, incorporating 839 activity sessions using a NL–1000 (New Lifestyle Inc., Lee Summit, MO, USA) accelerometer to track campers’ activity. Means and steps/minute were calculated for each activity. Invasion games represented the greatest opportunity for campers to engage in physical activity. Findings are useful for researchers and practitioners to evaluate physical activity and MVPA at camp settings.

Objective Measurement of Physical Activity Attributed to a Park-Based Afterschool Program

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ja’mese V. Booth ◽  
Sarah E. Messiah ◽  
Eric Hansen ◽  
Maria I. Nardi ◽  
Emily Hawver ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Dade County ◽  
Afterschool Program ◽  
Step Counts ◽  
Physical Activity Recommendations ◽  
Activity Recommendations

Background: Only 24% of US youth meet physical activity recommendations set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Research demonstrates that community-based programs provide underresourced minority youth with opportunities for routine physical activity, although limited work draws from accelerometry data. This study objectively assessed youth physical activity attributable to participation (vs nonparticipation) days in a park-based afterschool program in Miami-Dade County, Miami, FL. Methods: Participants’ (n = 66; 60% male; 57% white Hispanic, 25% non-Hispanic black, 14% Black Hispanic, mean age = 10.2 y) physical activity was assessed April to May 2019 over 10 days across 7 park sites using Fitbit (Charge 2) devices. Separate repeated-measures multilevel models were developed to assess the relationship between program daily attendance and total (1) moderate to vigorous physical activity minutes and (2) step counts per day. Results: Models adjusted for individual-level age, sex, race/ethnicity, poverty, and clustering by park showed significantly higher moderate to vigorous physical activity minutes (β = 25.33 more minutes per day; 95% confidence interval, 7.0 to 43.7, P < .01) and step counts (β = 4067.8 more steps per day; 95% confidence interval, 3171.8 to 4963.8, P < .001) on days when youth did versus did not attend the program. Conclusions: Study findings suggest that park-based programs may support underserved youth in achieving daily physical activity recommendations.

Comparison of Pedometer and Accelerometer Measures of Physical Activity in Preschool Children

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greet Cardon ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Step Count ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Accelerometer Data ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Daily Step ◽  
Step Counts ◽  
Daily Step Count

In this study, daily step counts were recorded for 4 consecutive days in 129 four- and five-year-old children. To compare daily Yamax Digiwalker step counts with minutes of engagement in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), concurrent accelerometer data were collected in a random subsample (n = 76). The average daily step count was 9,980 (± 2,605). Step counts and MVPA minutes were strongly correlated (r = .73, p < .001). The daily step count of 13,874, equating to 1-hr MVPA engagement, was reached by 8% of the children. Daily step counts in preschool children give valid information on physical activity levels—daily step counts in preschoolers are low.

scholarly journals How Are Wearable Activity Trackers Adopted in Older Adults? Comparison between Subjective Adoption Attitudes and Physical Activity Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3461
Author(s):  
Byung Cheol Lee ◽  
Junfei Xie ◽  
Toyin Ajisafe ◽  
Sung-Hee Kim
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Step Counts ◽  
Activity Tracker ◽  
Athletic Ability ◽  
Activity Trackers ◽  
Wearable Activity Trackers

Wearable activity trackers can motivate older adults to engage in the recommended daily amount of physical activity (PA). However, individuals may not maintain their use of the trackers over a longer period. To investigate the attitudes of activity tracker adoption and their effects on actual PA performance, we conducted a three-month study. We gave activity trackers to 16 older adults and assessed attitudes on activity tracker adoption through a survey during the study period. We extracted participants’ PA measures, step counts, and moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA) times. We observed significant differences in adoption attitudes during the three different periods (χ2(2, 48) = 6.27, p < 0.05), and PA measures followed similar decreasing patterns (F(83, 1357) = 12.56, 13.94, p < 0.00001). However, the Pearson correlation analysis (r = 0.268, p = 0.284) and a Bland–Altman plot indicated a bias between two PA measures. Positive attitudes at the initial stage did not persist through the study period, and both step counts and length of MVPA time showed waning patterns in the study period. The longitudinal results from both measures demonstrated the patterns of old adults’ long-term use and adoption. Considering the accuracy of the activity tracker and older adults’ athletic ability, MVPA times are more likely to be a reliable measure of older adults’ long-term use and successful adoption of activity trackers than step counts. The results support the development of better activity tracker design guidelines that would facilitate long-term adoption among older adults.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Pain-Physical Activity Linkages among Older Adults: Lessons Learned from Daily Life Approaches

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Ho ◽  
Maureen C. Ashe ◽  
Anita DeLongis ◽  
Peter Graf ◽  
Karim M. Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Step Counts ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults ◽  
Daily Pain

Background. Many older adults know about the health benefits of an active lifestyle, but, frequently, pain prevents them from engaging in physical activity. The majority of older adults experience pain, a complex experience that can vary across time and is shaped by sociocultural factors like gender.Objectives. To describe the time-varying associations between daily pain and physical activity and to explore differences in these associations between women and men.Methods. One hundred and twenty-eight community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years and older were asked to report their pain levels three times daily over a 10-day period and wear an accelerometer to objectively capture their daily physical activity (step counts and minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity).Results. Increased daily step counts and minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity were associated with increased daily pain, especially among women. Confirming past literature and contrasting findings for daily pain reports, overall pain levels across the study period were negatively associated with minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity.Conclusions. Findings highlight that pain is significantly associated with physical activity in old age. The nature of this association depends on the time scale that is considered and differs between women and men.

Abstract P178: Pedometer Feedback Intervention Increases Time Spent in Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients

Circulation ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 127 (suppl_12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cemal Ozemek ◽  
Wonwoo Byun ◽  
Katrina Riggin ◽  
Scott Strath ◽  
Leonard Kaminsky
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Step Count ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Daily Step ◽  
Light Physical Activity ◽  
Step Counts

Introduction: Pedometer feedback with step goals has previously been demonstrated to be effective in increasing daily steps in cardiac rehabilitation patients. These monitors allow the individual to track steps taken during a day, which may influence the frequency or duration of structured physical activity that is intended to achieve a step goal. However, it is not known whether an increase in step counts by pedometer feedback with step goals also increases time spent in recommended intensity levels for improved health, specifically moderate-to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), in cardiac rehabilitation patients. Hypothesis: Pedometer feedback with weekly step goals will increase time spent in MVPA, mediated by an increase in step counts in cardiac rehabilitation patients. Methods: A total of 31 (22 men and 9 women, age 62 ± 9 years) patients participated in a 12-week maintenance cardiac rehabilitation, pedometer based step goal intervention. Prior to the intervention, each subject’s one week baseline average daily step count was measured and 10% of this value was used to increase step goals during the intervention. Each week the step goal was met, the following week’s goal was appropriately increased. However, if the step goal for the week was not achieved, the step goal would not increase until the goal was fulfilled. Additionally, daily step counts and time spent in MVPA and light physical activity were assessed at baseline (without pedometer feedback) and for each intervention week (with pedometer feedback) using a Kenz Lifecorder PLUS monitor (Nagoya, Japan). Average time spent in light physical activity (activity level of 1-2) and MVPA (activity levels ≥3), were determined according to activity intensity level defined by the manufacturer’s analyses program. Results: The average step count for the baseline week was 5546 ± 2679 steps/day which significantly increased to 8348± 3613 steps/day by week 12 (p<0.01). The average time spent in MVPA also significantly increased (p<0.01) from 19 ± 16 min/day at baseline to 38 ± 23 min/day at week 12. In addition, there was a significant increase (p<0.05) in time spent in light physical activity from baseline (42 ± 18 min/day) to week 12 (51 ± 24 min/day). Conclusion: Findings of this study demonstrate that a 12-week pedometer feedback-based intervention was effective in increasing time spent in MVPA in maintenance cardiac rehabilitation patients. Cardiac rehabilitation facilities can utilize pedometer feedback and goal setting to promote increases in time spent in recommended activity levels previously associated with improved health outcomes.

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