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Watch VideoThe best pedometers for your workout
Story By: Kristin Hawley
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What if you could burn off pounds or maintain a healthy weight just by using a small, relatively inexpensive device? The Good Housekeeping Institute tested about 10 pedometers to find the best one for you.
Executive editor, Jenny Cook says, "pedometers are nifty little gadgets that count steps according to your body movement. Just clipping one on seems to make people want to walk more, and that can have a number of benefits: it can help you lose weight, one pound every ten weeks, which is about five pounds a year, it can help you maintain healthy blood pressure. And it can also increase your activity level, according to one research review, 27 percent."
So the Good Housekeeping Research Institute asked 17 volunteers to test 10 of the newest pedometers to check their reliability Charmaine Gillespie from the Good Housekeeping Institute "we had our panelists walk on the treadmill at speeds of 2.5 and 3.5 miles-per-hour for about 10 minutes. I counted their steps with a counter and then we compared their actual pedometer readings to the counter readings."
Accusplit Eagle Multi-Function Pedometer is good if you want a pedometer with a lot of features recommends the accusplit eagle multi-function pedometer. It costs $35.00. "This pedometer has a goal-tracking feature that allows its users to monitor their progress. It measures calories burnt, it measures distance walked and also has a time feature on it," says Gillespie.
The Omron Pocket Pedometer is Good Housekeeping's pick for the "tech savvy." Its software system connects to your computer so you can track the steps you've taken, the calories you've burned, and the distance you've covered. It costs $50.00.
The Yamax Digi-Walker is good for those users who just want a simple pedometer that measures steps accurately. It costs $30.00.
