Pedometer Power: Using Pedometers in School and Community

With Pedometer Power: Using Pedometers in School and Community, you can

-use 65 pedometer-based activities for children and adults at home and in physical education, recreation, and after-school settings;

-promote physical activity―and your program―to parents and the larger community with take-home and special-event activities; and

-help participants learn about the importance of duration and intensity of physical activity and about the value of maintaining an active lifestyle.

The best-selling Pedometer Power is back―updated and expanded with 65 thoroughly field-tested and exciting pedometer activities to motivate participants to become more physically active.

This edition includes new and improved activities, more activities for high school and college students, an emphasis on using pedometers both in school and community settings, and updated data that clearly support the effectiveness of pedometers in monitoring physical activity.

You can use Pedometer Power in a variety of settings, including physical education classes from kindergarten though college, after-school programs, recreation programs, and health-promotion programs. In doing so, you can accomplish these objectives:

-Provide tips, strategies, and activities that have been refined by years of development and testing by one of the leading physical education research teams.

-Ensure that students and participants will be successful and find the activities fun and motivating.

-Help students and participants accurately gauge both the length and intensity of their activity.

-Teach, promote, and assess physical activity, based on the cutting-edge research of the authors.

-Motivate students and participants about the value of mainaining an active lifestyle.

Pedometer Power provides information on how to use and store the devices, minimize breakage and loss, record and store data, promote physical activity, raise funds, and involve parents, teachers, and administrators. You'll also find fresh, ready-to-use ideas accompanied by diagrams, photos, and time-saving record sheets for students and participants. In short, Pedometer Power contains everything you need to start and manage an ongoing pedometer program.

Robert P. Pangrazi, PhD, is a respected physical education professor, researcher, and author. He has written 51 textbooks and more than 100 research and journal articles related to youth fitness and physical education. Dr. Pangrazi has been a keynote speaker for 29 state and district conventions and an invited speaker at nearly 200 conferences. He has presented in Canada, Sweden, Britain, Australia, and the Czech Republic. Dr. Pangrazi is a fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education, an elected position limited to 125 members nationally. He also is an honor fellow in the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Dr. Pangrazi lives in Tempe, Arizona, and serves as a consultant for Walk4Life and Gopher Sport. He is a professor emeritus at Arizona State University and was a classroom teacher and physical education specialist. In his free time, Dr. Pangrazi enjoys walking, mountain biking, hiking, playing the guitar, and reading.

An assistant professor in the department of kinesiology and health promotion at the University of Kentucky, Aaron Beighle, PhD, has extensive experience conducting pedometer research with children and working with teachers who use pedometers in schools. Many of these pursuits have resulted in published research and applied professional articles. A member of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), and the National Association for Kinesiology and Physical Education in Higher Education (NAKPEHE), he has presented at the local, state, regional, and national level. Aaron enjoys spending time with his wife, Barbara, and daughter, Faith, as well as traveling and participating in a variety of physical activities. He resides in Lexington, Kentucky.

Cara L. Sidman holds a PhD in exercise and wellness, for which she prepared a dissertation and subsequent publications regarding the use of pedometers in promoting and adhering to physical activity. In addition, she has presented at regional and national conferences on topics related to behavior change, environmental influences on behavior, lifetime fitness and wellness, and physical activity adherence among sedentary women. A member of AAPHERD and the National Association for Kinesiology and Physical Education in Higher Education (NAKPEHE), Cara is an assistant professor in the department of health, physical education, recreation, and coaching at the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater. She has developed an interest and expertise in the use of technology in teaching and learning and continues to focus her scholarly efforts on university and community populations. In her leisure time, she enjoys reading, jogging, dancing, and enhancing her wellness.