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pedometers make it easy to count the number of footsteps you take in a given day. If you can keep track of your footsteps you can help to create better health and vitality for yourself.
There are many benefits to using a pedometer and many different types of pedometers available on the market so how do you figure out which is the right one for you?
Here is a list of what to look for when buying a pedometer:
There are a number of methods used for counting your footsteps. These methods include piezo-electric accelerometers, coiled spring mechanism and hairspring mechanism. The least accurate of these methods are the pedometers that use a hairspring mechanism and the pedometer that is the most accurate uses the piezo-electric type method.
Pedometers have many different features. Some of these features include calorie counters, timers, clocks, stopwatches, speed estimators, seven-day memory and even pulse rate readers. There are even pedometers on the market today that have built in GPS technology. Other pedometers are capable of uploading your information to a computer and can produce graphs and other measures of your walking program.
Since there is such a wide variety of pedometers on the market, you will need to decide what your needs are when buying a pedometer. You may want to consider the features, how much you want to spend and what you will be using the pedometer to do: either walking or running.
Walking is a great exercise to improve your overall health. It is recommended that taking 6,000 steps a day will maintain a healthy lifestyle. However, if you want to lose weight then you will need to walk between 4,000 and 6,000 uninterrupted steps a day to achieve your goal. Some studies have also recommended a total of 10,000 steps a day for a successful weight loss program. What ever program you decide to undertake, walking has many health benefits and pedometers are a great little gadget to help you keep track of your steps.
