Impact Of 12 Week Pedometer Based Interventionson Long Termincrease In Physical Activity Inpreviously Sedentary Adults

PURPOSE: Sedentary life style increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. In previous studies we have demonstrated that 12 week pedometer based interventions aimed at increasing physical activity by 10% each week to achieve a goal of 10,00 steps/day resulted in increase in moderate physical activity ( MPA) among sedentary adults at the end of 12 weeks . We wanted to to study if this increase in MPA has been sustained in the long term in these...