Specialty certificateSELF-PACED / ONLINE
ACSM Obesity Care Exercise Specialist
BRIDGING EXERCISE AND OBESITY CARE GUIDED BY SCIENCE, NOT BIAS
$540
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Online course · 1 CEC
Daily Steps as a Public Health Metric for Physical Activity Monitoring and Promotion
Step counts are a popular and practical method for measuring and promoting physical activity because they are often available and accessible to people. While there are some disadvantages to step counts, data supports the development of step count goals in alignment with physical activity…
About this course
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 15-25, 2026 | DOI: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000375
What you will learn
- Among older adults, taking at least 6000–8000 daily steps is associated with substantial cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality benefits. Older adults may get additional benefits beyond 8000 daily steps
- Among younger adults, taking at least 8000–10,000 daily steps is associated with substantial mortality benefits
- It remains unclear if step intensity (rate) matters beyond the total number of daily steps
- Findings from this review include the most recent science on daily steps and health in more than 125,000 adults and may be informative in developing future physical activity guidelines
- Including repeated measure longitudinal data, underrepresented groups, and a broader range of health outcomes may help strengthen the evidence base for step-based recommendations
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