Pedometers and Step Counting

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.

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.

Do you take as many steps per day as the average American man or woman? A pedometer researcher finds what is typical for total daily steps.

How did 10,000 steps per day come to be the target number? What research that supports a goal of 10,000 steps per day?

Programs and charts for individuals, clubs, and schools to track their pedometer walking.

Readers share their tips on how to sneak in more steps throughout the day.

You can estimate your walking speed with our rules of thumb, or measure it with gadgets and apps.