Pedometer News and Reviews
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Pedometer News and Reviews |
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Buyer's Guide to the Best Pedometer
[This guide is now
out of date. For more recent information please see my
Personal Health Monitor Blog.]
Price, accuracy and special features will be the keys for most people. The following is a guide to finding on the internet the information that you need.
Consumer Reports published pedometer test results in its October 2004 issue (available to subscribers only). The Omron HJ-112 was the top-rated model. Some detail about the test is here. The Australian Consumers’ Association has online a pedometer report.
Pedometer Fitness Fad Takes Off – a May 2005 report from National Public Radio, with a guide to the most accurate models.
Pedometer Buyer’s Guide – an excellent introductory article by David Mendosa, originally from the January 2004 Diabetes Wellness Letter.
A Consumer’s Guide to Buying a Pedometer (pdf file) – another useful resource, from the Texas A&M University System.
The About website has a series of articles in its Health and Fitness section. They include the following:
Before You Buy a Pedometer – a basic introduction to the different types of pedometer, and usage tips. The Most Accurate Pedometers – a report based on research done by the University of Tennessee.
Reviews A lengthy set of reviews is at The Anatomy of a Pedometer, from the JSC Engineering consulting group. Amazon.com and Epinions include many user reviews at their websites.
The About website has reviews of the following models:
Garmin Forerunner 201 GPS Speedometer New Lifestyles NL-2000 Activity Monitor Omron HJ-105 and also here Oregon Scientific Pedometer with Calorie Counter RYP Sports Digital Mini Pedometer Sportline 345 with Calorie Counter
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