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The first pedometer was probably invented by Thomas Jefferson, and it was a pendulum based mechanical device that counted steps. Modern pedometers are electronic or digital in format. To find the best pedometers for you, start with learning how they work, and how they have become more accurate in counting steps. pedometer popularity has exploded as people search for a way to walk the 10000 steps daily that experts often recommend for fitness. You can often see everyday people with a pedometer on a belt clip, at work, at the gym or out walking. These devices need to be worn all day long for the best accuracy.
If you have walked 5 miles, you have walked ten thousand steps, the number that fitness and exercise experts use as a stand in for achieving the minimum required exercise each day. The classic Roman Mile consists of a thousand paces, and each pace is 2 steps. If you eat a sensible low-calorie diet with your doctor's approval, you may experience weight loss from a pedometer based walking program.
If you need encouragement to keep up your diet and exercise program, consider getting a pedometer. You may find yourself walking more, more active, reducing your bodyweight and even participating more in other forms of exercise. Weight loss and more activity may even lower your blood pressure at the same time your clothes fit better.
The first pedometers often recorded steps that the user had not taken. Good pedometers nowadays use better technology that reduces false information recording. Today pedometers have built in technology that records motion over several axes. Advanced software programs interpret the mechanical impressions, and the result is a much more accurate device overall. We look forward to the release of next generation devices with even better sensors and software.
To record the distance you walk, your new pedometer will require some initial setup. Because your leg length is individual, you must teach your new device how to count the length of your stride to accurately determine the miles you have walked.
Watch out for pedometer technology that has been integrated into other devices. The best pedometers available online seem to outperform the technology built into phones and music players. Look out for third generation pedometers available soon that integrate with web-based software, and even allow you to track the food you eat each day.
