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ArticleJournal of exercise science and fitness2021

Reduction in ambulatory distance from childhood through adolescence: The impact of the number and length of steps.

Roseane de Fátima Guimarães, Kapria-Jad Josaphat, Ryan Reid, Mélanie Henderson, Tracie Ann Barnett, Marie-Eve Mathieu

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6 authors.

Roseane de Fátima GuimarãesSchool of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
Kapria-Jad JosaphatSchool of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
Ryan ReidHuman Kinetics Department, St Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada.
Mélanie HendersonSainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Canada.
Tracie Ann BarnettSainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Canada.
Marie-Eve MathieuSchool of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to explore the relationship between ambulatory distance with steps/day and increased step length as children age.

methodsThis is a prospective cohort study. Forty-five children from the QUALITY cohort were assessed at childhood (baseline) and seven years later during adolescence (follow-up). Daily step count was evaluated by accelerometry, step length by a standardized test, and daily ambulatory distance was calculated based on step count and length.

resultsChildren grew by an average of 0.33 m from childhood to adolescence (

conclusionsThe decrease in the ambulatory distance from childhood to adolescence was strongly explained by the decrease in step count; however the increase in step length should not to be neglected.

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AdolescentsChildrenStep countStep lengthWalking distance

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PMID33312208
PMCPMC7721637

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