Daily step goal of 10,000 steps: A literature review

Clinical and Investigative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Choi, Bernard C K ^a,b   Pak, Anita W P ^c   Choi, Jerome C L ^d   Choi, Elaine C L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Pak Consulting   (Canada)

^d Glebe Collegiate Institute   (Canada)

^e Vincent Massey Public School   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Metabolic equivalent; Pedometer; Physical activity; Walking

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METABOLISM; PEDOMETER; PERSONAL MONITOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPORT; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; WALKING;

EID: 35948976156     PISSN: 0147958X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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