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Background: There is a great lack of information regarding the amount of physical activity performed daily by a Romanian citizen. This pilot study provides pedometer-recorded data on a sample of middle-aged Romanian women. Methods: Data were collected from 20 women with ages ranging from 40-60 years old randomly recruited from Cluj-Napoca. They wore unsealed pedometers (OMRON Walking style II) for 3 days and recorded the number of steps taken daily. Results: Mean age of the sample was 49.35 (±1.572) years. Mean height (cm) was 163.90 (±1.205). Mean weight (kg) was 65.90 (±2.206). Mean steps/day measured by pedometers for three days was 8649 steps a day. The deficit of mean steps/day from daily guideline was 1351 steps a day.Conclusions: The goal of 10,000 steps per day was not reached by the participants to our pilot study, but the mean value of steps/day was close. Based on a categorization by Tudor-Locke and Bassett, the women in the current study on average are somewhat active. More research is needed on this particular topic involving a larger number of participants in order to draw pertinent conclusions.

KEYWORDS: pedometer, women, physical activity, walking, assessment.