An Investigation Into the Role of Walking in Treating the Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis: The WalkOut Study

"The intervention group will be asked to walk a minimum 6,000 steps per day (7 days a week).~Participants will be provided with a pedometer and daily diary to record step counts.~Weekly scores will be collected via telephone contact.~Followup questionnaires will be at 6, 12 and 24 months."

"1. Adults should aim to be active daily. Over a week, activity should add up to at least 150 minutes (2½ hours) of moderate intensity activity in bouts of 10 minutes or more - one way to approach this is to do 30 minutes on at least 5 days a week.~2. Alternatively, comparable benefits can be achieved through 75 minutes of vigorous intensity activity spread across the week or combinations of moderate and vigorous intensity activity.~3. Adults should also undertake physical activity to improve muscle strength on at least two days a week.~4. All adults should minimise the amount of time spent being sedentary (sitting) for extended periods."