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Lead Stories: January 8, 2009

Your Pedometer - Don’t Leave Home Without It

Posted February 16, 2008 at 02:00 PM by Kathleen Blanchard

Section: Her Fitness, Athletics, Training Programs, Her Health, Her Motivation

Walking is great exercise, but you’re likely to do a lot better if you take a pedometer as your guide. Studies show that by using a pedometer based walking program, it is possible to lose a modest amount of weight, even if…

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Turn Walking Into a Sport

Posted January 17, 2008 at 02:00 PM by Katie Drummond

Section: Her Fitness, Athletics, Training Programs, Her Health, Her Motivation

Maybe you’ve started incorporating more walking into your daily routine - great! But can you do more to get the full benefit of taking those 10,000 steps a day? Dr. Mirkin offers advice on how to go from “walking for health”…

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The Power of a Pedometer

Posted November 21, 2007 at 02:00 PM by Martha Jones

Section: Her Fitness, Athletics, Calculators & Tools, Training Programs, Her Health, Her Motivation, Her News

When you tie on your walking shoes today, think about snapping on a pedometer as well. A new study released Tuesday by researchers at Stanford University has found that people who use a pedometer to measure how far they walk lose…

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Every step counts when it comes to improving your health and fitness

Posted June 11, 2007 at 06:10 PM by Bridget Sullivan

Section: Her Fitness, Her Health, Her Motivation

Remember when everyone started walking around with pedometers?  Specific studies linking 10,000 steps to a much healthier you initially kicked off the pedometer craze. But I haven’t seen people measuring their progress with the mini counters so I think it’s time to revive…

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