Studies have shown that moderate physical activity 30 minutes a day for at least 5 days of the week has beneficial effects on our health. But what exactly qualifies as “moderate” intensity exercise? University of California San Diego researchers are publishing in the May 2009 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine that taking 1000 steps in 10 minutes should be the target. This boils down to 100 walking steps per minute. A useful way to achieve this goal is to obtain an inexpensive pedometer and to try to accumulate 1000 steps in 10 minutes, since this is the minimum exercise time for producing health benefits. Then, when that pattern is well established and achievable, try to reach 3000 steps in 30 minutes.
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Tags: exercise, health, intensity, moderate, prevention, San Diego, UCSD, walking
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Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
January 8th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
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