This information can help you set realistic activity goals. For example, if you want to walk 10,000 steps per day, a pedometer can tell you how close you are to reaching that goal. Ensuring ...

Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side Accuracy for conventional pedometers and cell phone apps was measured against a manual step counter; for GPS watches, it was measured ...

Week 1: The goal is to measure your steps in a typical week. Don't try to walk more than normal. Each morning, reset the pedometer to "0." Set it to show steps (ignore distance and calorie counts).

Correspondence to Dr S A Clemes, Department of Human Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leics LE11 3TU, UK; S.A.Clemes{at}lboro.ac.uk Objective To assess the accuracy of a pedometer ...

Walking 10,000 steps a day is highly beneficial for health. It improves cardiovascular fitness, strengthens muscles, and ...

newcastle.edu.au Objective Measuring physical activity is a key part of studying its health effects. Questionnaires and pedometers each have weaknesses but are the cheapest and easiest to use ...

Health expert Dr Elroy Aguiar has revealed that walking 10,000 steps a day isn't enough to keep our bodies fit in a new study ...

When it comes to simple ways to be healthy, walking is all the rage. Whether it’s a brief walk to the shops or a leisurely ...

There's just something about an autumn walk. Nothing beats a stroll on a crisp, clear day, freshly fallen leaves crunching underfoot and the hint of a chill in the air. While the promise of cosy ...

That’s the idea behind [skhackett]’s Slither, the visual pedometer. Although Slither uses the Fit Bit app, no actual Fit Bit is required — great news for those of us who don’t like to wear ...

But that doesn’t mean walking 8,000 steps per day should be ... Its origins lie in an enduring marketing campaign for a Japanese pedometer in the 1960s, around the time of the Tokyo Olympics.