Daily Step Tracking Interview Assignment Overview
In this assignment, you will interview a volunteer and track their daily steps using a pedometer or a smartphone app designed for step counting. The goal of this assignment is to gain insights into an individuals physical activity patterns, analyze the data, and draw conclusions about their daily step habits.
Find a volunteer who agrees to participate in this assignment. Ensure they have a pedometer, or a step-counting smartphone app. Prepare a list of questions to ask your volunteer regarding their daily activities, exercise routines, and lifestyle habits that may impact their daily step count. Conduct a 1520-minute interview with your volunteer, recording their responses. Instruct your volunteer to wear the pedometer or keep their smartphone app running to track their daily steps for a minimum of one week. Create a table to record the data, including the date and total number of steps for each day. Analyze the collected data to identify trends, variations, and any patterns in your volunteers daily step counts. Calculate the average step count for the week and consider factors discussed in the interview that might explain variations in the step count. Write a report (including the data table) in current APA format summarizing the interview findings and the daily step count data analysis. In addition, describe what laboratory test measuring Total Energy Expenditure you would choose for this volunteer if they were your client and explain why you chose this test.
