Pedometer use promotes weight loss success.
Pedometer
Emerging evidence suggests that being overweight and obese will increase your risk of all-cause mortality. I know this is all-cause, but the elevation of risk is likely due to heart disease and diabetes type 2. Exercise should induce healthy changes that would result in a reduction in such risks. Although pedometer intervention is effective in increasing physical activity among adults with Type 2 diabetes, the usages impact on weight loss remains unclear.
The good news is that new research in the form of a meta‐analysis look to assess whether pedometer intervention promotes weight loss[1]. The researchers used data from eleven randomized controlled studies with 1258 subjects that were overweight or obese. The intervention in all studies was the use of a pedometer. Pedometer intervention led to significantly decreased BMI and reduced weight. Dietary counseling seemed to be a key predictor of weight loss, but pedometer use also helped. Unfortunately, step count was not associated with successful weight loss or a lower BMI.
The bottom line: Pedometer intervention promotes modest weight loss, but the association between weight loss physical activity is limited. Although pedometer intervention is a promising approach for promoting weight loss, future studies are needed to clarify how the use of pedometers may assist with weight loss in overweight and obese adults with Type 2 diabetes. I recommend you consider adding a pedometer to your exercise plans.
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Starting walking 4-5 miles a day and 10,000 – 12,000 steps based only my pedometer readings.
Lost over 30 pounds so far!