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 ...

Almost half of American adults don’t meet recommended weekly physical activity levels, but new BYU research suggests a surprisingly simple way to help increase exercise time: just strap on an activity ...

A study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) shows that physician-delivered step count prescriptions, combined with the use of a pedometer, can lead to a 20 per ...

Spring seems to have sprung. It’s hard to believe that we made it through the entire month of March with no snow and we have already hit the 80-degrees mark. Spring is a great time of the year. It’s ...

You actually can see your step count on the Apple Watch face with this hack.

We weren’t always this obsessed with counting steps, tracking sleep, and measuring heart rate. When I was in high school in the late 2000s, one of the most popular PE classes was “walking.” Each class ...

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 ...

Walking can help pave the way to fitness. But are you taking enough steps to get results? Using a pedometer can help you set and achieve fitness goals. A pedometer can offer motivation and ...