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Disc Golf and Walking Benefits: A Pedometer-Based Physical Activity Assessment

2016; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.26524/1611

2457-0753

Justin Menickelli, David Barney, Dan Grube, Chris Cooper,

Sports Analytics and Performance

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the contributions of walking when participating in disc golf and achieving the recommended 10,000 steps per day. Data from men (n = 226) and women (n= 109) participants who played on 15 disc golf courses were analyzed to determine if gender, age, score or playing format had an effect on the average number of steps walked per hole. Each participant wore a pedometer while playing. Participants averaged 311 steps per hole, which equates to 5613 steps for an 18- hole round of disc golf. Women took 69.3 fewer steps per hole than men and each additional throw resulted in 3.2 additional steps per hole. Playing an 18-hole round of disc golf provided for over half of the recommended 10,000 steps per day for healthy living, but these steps were not evenly distributed across all types of players.