Do you wear a pedometer?
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| Thu, 09-10-2009 - 3:41pm |
So I didn't really want a pedometer, but saw some at Walmart starting at $5 & going up to I think $20. Didnt think they would be as cheap as $5, but how good can they be? Thought they only counted steps, but turns out they can also count the distance, calories burned, etc. There are even some you can upload & get charts, graphs, etc. Wow! Way too many choices out there. I didn't even think I wanted charts of my progress until I learned that there are pedometers that can do it, & not too outrageously expensive ones, either. Now I want a chart & a graph & whatever else I can get. LOL This has the potential to become an obsession, at least for a while until I get tired of it, & the money will have been wasted.
I googled & found this info:
http://walking.about.com/cs/measure/bb/bybpedometer.htm
http://walking.about.com/od/measure/tp/pedometer.htm
Mainly I would like it to count steps & distance. Originally wasn't thinking of calories burned, but it may be a nice option, however, not sure how accurate it would be. Then I'm reading that some of them are quiet. I guess that means that you can hear the clickin in others. That would annoy me & I would need a quiet one. then some can be accidentally reset. Oops. And if you don't wear it perfectly horizontal, it's not very accurate. So much to consider. Oh yeah, & some of them have a week's worth of memory & can display your total for that period. Didn't even know I wanted it until I read about it.
SO, my questions are... Do you wear a pedometer? What kind/brand is it? What features does it have? How long have you had it? Would you recommend it? Do you feel it's a useful tool? Is it quiet? And whatever else you can say about it, either good or bad. I'm trying to see if I even want one, & if so, which one, & do I really want to spend $30-40 on a fancy-shmancy one or would a cheap one do for now until I can see if I'll even use it. Or do I even need all the bells & whistles.
Thanks in advance for any input you can provide.



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Edited 9/10/2009 3:45 pm ET by ludam




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It has a weeks memory
both aerobic & regular steps.
I choose to make my own charts
rather than upgrade to the next level pedometer.
Jeepers Julie, if you walk 18 holes....that is a lot of walking!! and for 4 hours of golfing, too!
It is fun to see the numbers, though.
Nadine - deenie1979
Hi Ludam:
Well, I got the Omron HJ-112.
I think that Omron should put us all on commission for generating extra business & singing their products' praises ;)
I started wearing mine daily this year.
Kuan - Mom to Lydia and Isaac
- A setback is only there as long as you allow it to be. <
I cannot run so that wouldnt be a problem.
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