Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
Online ISSN : 1881-4751
Print ISSN : 0039-906X
ISSN-L : 0039-906X
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WALKING 10,000 STEPS PER DAY IS EFFECTIVE TO IMPROVE CORONARY RISK FACTORS AMONG JAPANESES MIDDLE-AGED MEN
YOSHIHARU FUJIEDAKATSUYUKI MIURAHIDEAKI NAKAGAWA
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2006 Volume 55 Issue Supplement Pages S37-S42

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of walking 10,000 steps per day on coronary risks including insulin resistance in Japanese. Twenty-one white-collar male workers (46.1±5.3 year-old) perform preventive lifestyle prescription. After 6 month, they showed improvements in BMI (p<0.05), VLDL (p<0.05), HDL cholesterol (p<0.001), and plasma insulin at 2 hr. post 75 g OGTT (p〈0.05). The participants increased their walk steps from 8,239±4,302 to 10,083±4,115 steps/day (p=0.09), and the increments of steps correlated with those of body mass index (r=−0.58, p<0.05), VLDL (r=−0.57, p<0.05), tryglycerides (r=−0.54, p<0.05), and blood glucose at 1 hr. post OGTT (r=−0.50, p<0.05) respectively. Especially 8 subjects with improved HOMA-R demonstrated more favorable modifications, and their gained 3,900 steps/day can meet the ACSM recommendation of physical activity. These outcomes could support a scientific aspect of anecdotal belief that walking 10,000 steps per day is effective to maintain one's optimum health.

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