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Pedometers: walking by the numbers.

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| October 01, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

According to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, programs promoting step goals--such as walking 10,000 steps per day--can encourage people to exercise enough to reap health benefits.

The aim, the CDC says, is 30 minutes of moderate exercise, five or more days a week. All steps count, whether up a mountain or around town, as long as they're brisk enough to boost your heart rate and you walk for 10 minutes or more.

A pedometer keeps track of steps for you. It also can be a good motivator, found a study released in June by the American College of Sports Medicine. Participants who used pedometers added about 2,000 steps per person per ...

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