Pedometer Power: Using Pedometers in School and Community - Softcover

Pedometers motivate and help students learn about the many aspects of monitoring physical activity and the value of maintaining an active lifestyle. Inexpensive and easy-to-use, the pedometer has proven to be a very accessible technology in a variety of school and community settings. Now the bestselling "Pedometer Power" is updated and expanded to offer thoroughly field-tested and exciting activities to motivate participants to become more physically active. This wealth of information and activities will help readers apply technology, improve teaching and facilitate accountability in real-life situations. This new edition covers all the basics of starting and managing an ongoing pedometer programme including using and storing the devices, minimising breakage and loss, recording and storing data and promoting physical activity. Whether new or an old pro to pedometers, fresh ready-to-go ideas will be found in this book complete with diagrams, photos and record sheets that can be used with today's students and participants.

Dr. Robert Pangrazi is a well-respected physical education professor, researcher and author. He is the author of 37 textbooks and more than 70 research and journal articles related to youth fitness and physical education. A former physical education teacher, Aaron Beighle has broad experience conducting research with children who use pedometers and working with teachers who implement pedometers in schools. Dr. Cara Sidman holds a PhD in exercise and wellness, for which she prepared a dissertation on using pedometers to promote physical activity. She also has published an article on pedometers in the ACSM Health & Fitness Journal.