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Hourly step recommendations to achieve daily goals for working and older adults

Health and Fitness

Hourly step recommendations to achieve daily goals for working and older adults

G. Ang, C. S. Tan, et al.

Discover how daily step goals can be more effectively achieved! This research by Gregory Ang, Chuen Seng Tan, Nicole Lim, Jeremy Tan, Falk Müller-Riemenschneider, Alex R. Cook, and Cynthia Chen analyzes 24-hour step data from the National Steps Challenge™. Find out how older adults excel in step counts and get insights on achieving the 10,000-step goal by the right hour!

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Abstract
This study investigates how participants meet daily step goals using 24-hour step data from the National Steps Challenge™ Season 3. A two-part model was used to analyze hourly step counts, considering previous hour's step count and participant demographics. Results show older adults (≥60) had higher hourly step counts on weekdays until 6 PM. Achieving at least 7000 steps by 7 PM was associated with higher success in reaching the 10,000-step goal. The study provides hourly step target recommendations based on participant characteristics and suggests future research on the effectiveness of timely prompts and nudges.
Publisher
Communications Medicine
Published On
Jul 06, 2024
Authors
Gregory Ang, Chuen Seng Tan, Nicole Lim, Jeremy Tan, Falk Müller-Riemenschneider, Alex R. Cook, Cynthia Chen
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00537-4
Tags
daily step goals
National Steps Challenge
older adults
step data
10,000 steps
hourly step counts
health

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