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The Fitbit is an always-on electronic pedometer, that in addition to counting steps also displays distance traveled, altitude climbed (via a number of flights of steps count), calories burned, current intensity, and time of day. Worn in an armband at night, it also purports to measure the length and quality of a user's sleep.
The test score is the time taken on the test, in minutes. This can also be converted to an estimated maximal oxygen uptake score using the calculator below and the following formulas, where the value "T" is the total time completed (expressed in minutes and fractions of a minute e.g. 9 minutes 15 seconds = 9.25 minutes). As with many exercise ...
The risk continued to drop with more steps, but then plateaued at about 7,500 steps. The optimal step count for people younger than 60, though, was about 8,000 to 10,000 a day, per a separate study.
The following sprinters all received a hand-timed mark of 9.9 seconds. All the runners held the world record simultaneously. However, the timing may not have been precise. (Note that Bob Hayes clocked a hand timed 9.9 seconds in the 1964 Olympic final, but his FAT 10.06 s was the official time, and it was given as “10.0” s.)
The 10,000 steps per day rule isn’t based in science. Here’s what experts have to say about how much you should actually walk per day for maximum benefits.
Vivian Cheruiyot won the women's race in 32:01 minutes but conditions also slowed her time, much to her dissatisfaction. Brian Alldis and Shelly Woods won their respective men's and women's wheelchair races. [10] The addition of The Great City Games brought much attention to the Great Run event.
Former men's world record holder Kenenisa Bekele celebrating his 2009 world title in the 10,000 m. The official world records in the 10,000 metres are held by Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei with 26:11 minutes for men and Kenyan Beatrice Chebet with 28:54.14 for women.
1 March 1986 Phoenix, AZ, USA 27:40 Addis Abebe (ETH) 24 January 1993 Jakarta, Indonesia 27:37 Tendai Chimusasa (ZIM) 25 April 1993 Wurzburg, Germany 27:34 Haile Gebreselasie (ETH) 4 April 1994 Dongio, Switzerland 27:34 William Sigei (KEN) 4 April 1994 Dongio, Switzerland 27:20 Joseph Kimani (KEN) 5 May 1996 Cleveland, OH, USA 27:18