Reaching for a pedometer may be as effective as changing your diet
By: Hers staff
If you're trying to lose weight, reaching for a pedometer may be as effective as changing your diet. According to an analysis of nine studies appearing in Annals of Family Medicine, people who participate in a pedometer-based walking program can expect to lose weight even without changing their diets. And the longer they participate, the more weight they'll lose.
Those who wore pedometers increased the distance they walked by 1 mile to slightly more than 2 miles each day. At an average pace of 3 miles per hour, that means the walkers were getting an additional 20-40 minutes of activity a day. On average, they lost about 0.11 pound per week.
