How to walk with a pedometer, step counter, speedometer or GPS gadget. How to choose and set a pedometer. Use pedometer programs and logs to keep track of your walking to motivate you towards your goals.
What to look for in a pedometer, from your About Guide.
In order to set your pedometer to measure distance, you need to measure your average step length. Here are several methods to set your pedometer.
Reviews and picks for pedometers that include functions such as calculating speed and calories burned, taking your pulse, and acting as a timer. From your About Guide.
Upload your pedometer data to your computer with these computer-linked pedometers. Some require a web site access to track data, others run a program on your computer.
Gadgets that measure how far and how fast you are walking. The top pick is super, the others have some accuracy problems.
How accurate is your pedometer? Are you really walking 10,000 steps per day? Researchers at the University of Tennessee put thirteen pedometers to the test to see which were the most accurate for counting steps when worn all day.
Did you walk for 30 minutes and your pedometer reads only 100 steps? Pedometers can overcount or undercount steps for several reasons. The pedometer may be bad, or it may be something you can correct with a fresh battery or better wearing position.
Our free daily email newsletter for pedometer walkers with tips and motivation to increase your steps towards your goals.
Enter your weight, steps, and steps per mile to calculate distance and calories burned.
Walking step equivalents for other exercises and activities. How to count various exercises and activities as pedometer steps.
How many steps per day are enough? Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke has been studying pedometer walking and released a new opinion in the January, 2004 issue of "Sports Medicine."
How many steps per day do children need to maintain a healthy body?
Pedometer researchers try to determine what is normal for daily steps.
Question: Where did the figure of walking 10,000 steps per day for fitness and weight loss come from? What research supports walking 10,000 steps per day?
The America on the Move Family Study teamed using a pedometer to track 2000 extra steps per day and 100 fewer calories. Those who used the pedometer and Splenda to replace calories were more likely to reduce their body fat.
Cutting pedometer steps per day increases health risks, according to Danish researcher. Walking less than 2000 steps per day increases health risks.
A study shows women wearing a pedometer took more steps during the day vs. those encouraged to walk 30 minutes a day who did not wear a pedometer.
Wearing a pedometer can motivate you to achieve 6000 or more steps per day and reduce your health risks.
A study finds that sedentary patients given a pedometer by their primary care physician were more likely to increase their walking.
Programs and charts for individuals, clubs, and schools to track their pedometer walking.
How many steps per day are enough to keep you trim and prevent obesity? A pedometer study of an Old Order Amish community showed that their average man logged 18,000 steps per day and their average woman logged 14,000 steps per day, and they had one of the lowest rates of overweight and obesity of any community in North America.
How do you find out how fast you are walking? What are the rules of thumb for how fast you are walking? How can you measure how fast you are walking?
Track your walking minutes, steps, or miles on a virtual walk across the USA. A great way to motivate yourself to walk - or challenge your friends to see who gets there first! Free from your About Guide to Walking.
Webwalking USA Walking Program Rewards: print or buy certificates for completing the Walk of Life Program, plus t-shirts, hats, journal, and more gear.
Log your walks and steps online for free with the ClubPed walking journal from the American Diabetes Association.
Track your walking minutes each week to earn the title of Bronze, Silver, or Gold Walking Idol.
A study finds that dressing casual at work leads to people logging more pedometer steps and burning more calories.
A report from the President's Council on Physical Fitness on how pedometers work and how to use them to motivate people to get more physical activity each day. A ringing endorsement.
