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Vol.3, No.3, 141-145 (2011) Health doi:10.4236/health.2011.33026 Efficacy and educational role of a daily employment of the accelerometer to improve the life style in overweight-hypertensive population Laura Stefani*, Antonio Maone, Gabriele Mascherini, Irene Scacciati, Ilaria Corsani, Alessandro Gi- lardetti, Giulio Ciullini, Giorgio Galanti Sports Medicine Center, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; *Corresponding Author: laura.stefani@unifi.it Received December 14, 2010; revised February 23, 2011; accepted March 2, 2011. ABSTRACT Physical Activity; Body Composition and Phisycal Activity; Exercise as Prescription The daily evaluation of the life style is funda- mental for the “exercise as prescription” to re- 1. INTRODUCTION duce the cardiovascular risks factors. The regi- stration by an accelerometer can identify active In subjects at high risk level, a correct investigation of from inactive subjects. The aim of the present the daily Spontaneous Physical Activity (SPA) in term of study is to verify, in a small cohort of subjects at time, frequency, intensity and kind of exercise can play a high risk level (obese–hypertensive), the health relevant role to plan the “exercise as prescription” pro- outcomes. A group of 22 subjects were evalu- gram. The daily evaluation of the life style (LS) is fun- ated by the questionnaire and also by an accele- damental to distinguish “active” from “inactive” subjects rometer positioned on belt for 5 days to estab- and it normally represents the first step to establish the lish the daily