Wednesday, March 18, 2009

How to Find Ideas for Blogging, Writing Articles and Publicity


Looking for something to blog about, write an article about, or use as a hook to get publicity in your local newspaper?

Cite this new study that suggests walking roughly 100 steps a minute - or pretty much to the beat of the Bee Gees song Stayin' Alive - keeps you moving at a moderate-intensity pace.

Apart from being an excellent news hook (I've already hammered out several queries that make use of the study), these findings are a simple way to demonstrate to your clients what moderate-intensity exercise feels like.

In fact, after strutting around my living room to Stayin' Alive, I bet a lot of fitness clients would be encouraged to know they can hoof it a lot faster than the song's beat! Move over, John Travolta.

Here's an audio summary of the study with lead researcher Simon J. Marshall, Ph.D. of San Diego State University. (Audio courtesy of medpagetoday.com.)



Source: Marshall SJ, et al "Translating physical activity recommendations into a pedometer-based step goal: 3000 steps in 30 minutes" Am J Prev Med 2009.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Hey! I JUST pitched this idea yesterday. (Just discovered your blog, too. Good job!) xo

Amanda Vogel said...

Thanks for checking out my blog, Alexa ... Glad to hear we are on the same wavelength with this idea. Hmm, I wonder if we sent queries to the same editors!

Ivy and Haley said...
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Unknown said...

Thank you for another great Idea Amanda, " How to keep your Motivation with Music"

Have a truly great day , everything is possible!

Allan Fine / Fitness/ Lifecoach
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