Veterinary-prescribed physical activity promotes walking in healthy dogs and people.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Regular physical activity (PA) promotes health and can prevent and treat diseases among both humans and dogs. Unfortunately, most U.S. adults do not meet PA recommendations, and many dogs are also insufficiently active. Veterinary-prescribed PA programs have shown some success in increasing activity among overweight dogs, but the impacts of such programs have not yet been tested for efficacy among otherwise-healthy dogs and owners. In addition, although wearable devices that monitor PA and provide individuals with feedback (e.g., progress toward a daily step goal) can effectively increase human PA, it is unclear what impact similar wearable devices have on human and dog PA when the PA-monitoring devices are worn by dogs. The present study assessed the impact of an 8-week

SUBMITTER: Duncan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7709226 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature