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- Leg strength and walking speed impaired by being overweight. // Research Review (International Council on Active Aging);10/19/2011, Vol. 11 Issue 38, p1
The article presents the results of a study describing the effects of being overweight to the strength of legs and speed of walking, published in the October 2011 issue of the "Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology."
- COLLEGE STUDENTS WALK LESS THAN KIDS. // National On-Campus Report;8/15/2005, Vol. 33 Issue 16, p5
Presents the results of a study showing that college students take fewer walks during the day than children take in the United States. Relation between the increasing proportion of Americans who are overweight or obese and the country's increasing reliance on cars instead of walking for...
- Walking the talk: taking extra steps toward a healthier you. Woll, Dane // Inside Tucson Business;7/30/2007, Vol. 17 Issue 7, p16
The author reflects on the need for Arizonans to address health problems associated with obesity by taking extra steps everyday. He offers some suggestion on how obesity can be prevented or reduced, and cites Young Men's Christian Association program called Pioneering Healthy Communities that...
- 10,000 steps? Not enough, researcher says. // Active Living;Nov2006, Vol. 15 Issue 6, p32
The article discusses research being done on the insufficiency of the prescribed 10,000 steps a day to prevent rising rates of Type 2 diabetes or obesity. It references a study by Vicki Harber et al, published in "The Edmonton Journal." The findings of the study calls for a more intense physical...
- Keeping It Simple: Encouraging Walking as a Means to Active Living. Norman, Gregory J.; Mills, Paul J. // Annals of Behavioral Medicine;2004, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p149
The article focuses on negative health consequences of an inactive lifestyle and obesity. Studies show that the more moderate activity of walking can provide nearly all of the physical and mental health benefits of more vigorous forms of activity such as reduced risk for chronic diseases and...
- Research brief: Want to lose weight? Slow down. // GP: General Practitioner;7/8/2005, p5
This article reports that according to a study conducted in the U.S., obese patients may lose more weight if they slow down their walking speed. The study conducted showed that obese patients used more calories by walking a set distance slowly.
- Evaluation of psychometric properties of Walking Impairment Questionnaire in overweight patients with osteoarthritis of knee. Collins, Eileen; O'Connell, Susan; Jelinek, Christine; Miskevics, Scott; Budiman-Mak, Elly // Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development;2008, Vol. 45 Issue 4, p559
This study tested the psychometric properties of the Walking Impairment Questionnaire (WIQ) in overweight patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity of the WIQ were measured. Used in a randomized clinical trial, the WIQ...
- GP Diary. // GP: General Practitioner;8/7/2009, p7
The article reports that researchers are confused by the result of a recent study into obesity. As stated, during the research they gave 200 overweight school children pedometers to measure their exercise levels, but found that they walked miles every day. Ii also discusses the relation between...
- MF Past, Present, and Future. Millado, Nate // Men's Fitness;Oct2004, Vol. 20 Issue 9, p18
Recounts and predicts physical fitness issues in the periodical "Joe Weider's Men's Fitness." Focus of the October 1987 issue on walking; Dangerous sports cited in the October 1994 issue; Overweight trend in the October 2014 issue.
