ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2019
Walking cadence (steps/min) and intensity in 21-40 year olds: CADENCE-adults.
Article in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 99 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Cadence and Intensity Across the Adult Lifespan
Simplification of PHysical Activity Assessment by Rapid Interrogation - Phase 2
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99 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Sex-specific relation of replacing sedentary time with physical activity on stage 2 hypertension incidence in middle-aged adults.Physiological reports · 2026Article
- Objective Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Patterns Among Informal Carers in the BCS70 Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
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- Spatiotemporal gait parameters and ground reaction force analysis in female non-gymnastsFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Step cadence to guide physical activity intensity in coronary heart disease.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- The relationship between resistance exercise and cardiometabolic health: a cross-sectional analysis of the 1970 British cohort study.Sport sciences for health · 2026Article
- Real-Time Versus Video-Recorded Step Count Validation Among Young Adults.Journal for the measurement of physical behaviour · 2026Article
- Urban Environment and Outdoor Walking Mobility Among Older Adults With and Without Cognitive Impairment in Singapore: Formative Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Individualized walking cadence thresholds of moderate to vigorous intensity for Taiwanese obese young adults.BMC public health · 2025Observational
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies have reported that walking cadence (steps/min) is associated with absolutely-defined intensity (metabolic equivalents; METs), such that cadence-based thresholds could serve as reasonable proxy values for ambulatory intensities. PURPOSE: To establish definitive heuristic (i.e., evidence-based, practical, rounded) thresholds linking cadence with absolutely-defined moderate (3 METs) and vigorous (6 METs) intensity.
methodsIn this laboratory-based cross-sectional study, 76 healthy adults (10 men and 10 women representing each 5-year age-group category between 21 and 40 years, BMI = 24.8 ± 3.4 kg/m
resultsOptimal cadence thresholds for 3 METs and 6 METs were 102 and 129 steps/min, respectively, using the regression model, and 96 and 120 steps/min, respectively, using ROC models. Heuristic values were set at 100 steps/min (PPV of 91.4%), and 130 steps/min (PPV of 70.7%), respectively.
conclusionsCadence thresholds of 100 and 130 steps/min can serve as reasonable heuristic thresholds representative of absolutely-defined moderate and vigorous ambulatory intensity, respectively, in 21-40 year olds. These values represent useful proxy values for recommending and modulating the intensity of ambulatory behavior and/or as measurement thresholds for processing accelerometer data.
trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov ( NCT02650258 ).
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