People who set daily walking goals for themselves and clip on a pedometer to count the number of steps they take go farther in life than those who don't -- a whole mile farther, in fact. New research ...

Patients who enrolled in a physical activity trial enjoyed a long-term benefit of fewer cardiovascular events and bone fractures up to four years after the intervention was completed. According to a ...

New York City-based Noom launched a new Android app, a pedometer that tracks steps throughout the day while running in the background and only occupying about 3 percent of the phone's battery life.

While the idea of a step-counting machine is 500 years old, the pedometer is now catching on as a solution to a very modern problem. It is the simplest of monitors for the simplest of exercises: ...

Vickie's father died of heart disease, so she wanted to protect her heart and also lose some weight. She found it difficult to be active on her job, so she concentrated on finding creative ways to ...