PEDOMETER, PE823 W/ CALORIE COUNTER Review
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Pedometers for walking and running_high-tech pedometer that--thanks to unique dual sensor technology--can be carried in your pocket or bag. Now you can just drop your pedometer in your purse to find out how much exercise you get in a typical day of work, errands, and other tasks. Of course, you can also attach it to your belt like a traditional pedometer.
This product counts steps and it does it well. One day I walked 8-9 miles on a path. I checked the mileage at the end. I then turned around and walked the reverse path home. The mileage should have been the same. The difference was within a few 1/100ths of a mile. I was impressed. I had my GPS along and was going to use that to calibrate my pedometer. However, the GPS difference between coming and going was a few 1/10ths of a mile. That said, you can't believe the absolute distances. Your stride varies between steep terrain and level, between hard surfaces and sand, between when you are rested and tired and maybe even between night and day if you are walking in the boonies.
I am a walker, and a part of a Walking Club. We try to do 5,000 to 10,000 steps a day.
Unfortunately, MOST INEXPENSIVE PEDOMETERS ARE NOT ACCURATE, including the cheap ones from Sportline; that you see in most stores for or under .
My friends and I in my club received the 345 pedometer from our Senior Center. It is truly the best. It is accurate!!!
As we are walkers, and very often walk to same places, we know how many steps are involved. This pedometer keeps accurate counts.
Also, this #345 pedometer on the SPORTLINE site is .95, plus tax and shipping. Amazon sells this for about plus tax, with NO shipping.
As a bonus, this pedometer counts calories, miles and has a clock. Also, when you flip it up, the numbers reverse so you can read it without taking it off.
I had to replace my original one, because I was afraid it would fall on the floor in a public bathroom. So... I laid it on the toliet paper dispenser, and left it there. Hopefully, the person who found it likes it as much as I did.
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What's in the Box?
Pedometer, battery, detailed instructions, 10,000 steps/day walking book
Manufacturer's Warranty
One-year warranty
I love it, I had one before and the belt clip broke but that was after probably 5 years. Great for blind people too, I got one before for my brother because he walks a lot and can't see.
What's in the Box?
Sportline 343 pedometer, printed instructions
Manufacturer Warranty
1-year limited warranty
When I recently lost my first Oregon pedometer I really missed knowing how many steps I was walking. Of course as soon as I ordered this new one, the other mysteriously appeared outside our apartment.
This Oregon Calorie Stepper Pedometer doesn't work if you toss it in your pocket, you have to make sure it is attached to your belt or at least at the waistband. It makes a soft clicking sound as you walk but your brain will eventually filter out the noise so you no longer hear it.
So what are the features? Well this Pedometer seems to have them all:
Calorie Measurement
Total Distance in miles
Steps taken
A Backlight
Body Weight - (65 - 340 lbs)
Motion Sensitivity Switch
Reset button
Clock
Time that has elapsed
HR/ + - changes time and helps to input weight for
calorie counter
Min/ - changes time
(You do need a paper clip to set time, etc.)
For example, this is what I recorded today:
Steps: 8,737
Calories burned: 214
Miles: 2.75
The only thing I don't like about this pedometer is that it is fairly difficult to open. You really have to press down pretty hard on the cover release button. I think it has to be that way otherwise the pedometer would open while you were walking.
Don't worry about buying batteries to get this pedometer to work. It comes with two LR43 1.5V batteries that are easy to replace. The batteries should last one year.
I think you will love this pedometer and it will motivate you to try to
reach 10,000 steps a day. One day I actually did walk 15,116 steps so
it is possible to walk more than the recommended 10,000 steps if you
really want to push yourself.
~The Rebecca Review
I have had my GoWearFit for a week now. I totall love it! I expected it to say 1500 or 1800 calories a day for my calorie intake. Nope - instead it said 2900. I was shocked and amazed. What? No starvation, no killer drop in what can eat. Yep and it has worked. I told it I wanted to lose 2 pounds per week and during week #1 I am down 2 pounds. I watched my calorie intake and burn and kept the deficit in the right area and saw results.
I bought the display and definitely encourage you to spend the extra for display. It is nice to be able to check progress during day without removing arm band and plugging into computer to synch data. The display is not pretty to wear but gives you feedback when you need it and much quicker then synching everytime you want to check yourself. I like the display becuase can see my target (goals), yesterday and today's information for calorie burn, steps taken, activity time. Quick checks can make the difference. If GoWearFit made a prettier display - I definitely would inveset in it. Mine is gray band and face. Not horrible looking but bulky. I do wear it to work in office. So not so bad you wont want to wear it. I wear as a watch becuase afraid I would lose it if clipped onto my pants.
CAUTION: I found out that if I wear the GoWearFit while on my 30 minute commute (one way) that it picked up the road vibrations as steps and activity. Some trial and error has led me to this conclusion. When riding in a car - remove it OR as I do - keep arm perpendicular to body (resting on window edge, out from shoulder) and it wont think you are getting in steps and activity. If arm is parrell to body (hanging down, resting on arm rest) then it will think you are taking steps and getting in activity minutes which could cause an error in calorie burn number. Other than this issue, I have not found any other times when I feel the device is not accurate.
Sleeping - AMAZED! It knew when I was awake, laying in bed, asleep. This is a really cool function.
Food logging - I read some reviews that folks did not like the food logging program. I have had no issue with it. I search for food and find it or something close (eating out items) or if I have the package can create a food immediately. Creating a food is very easy they have the data entry form set up to look like food label. During the week, I was able to go to a movie and eat popcorn and log it. We ate at a Hibachi restaurant, mexican and I was able to find an item close to what I ate to log into the software. If you do not want to log every item - they have a feature for you to enter a daily total.
Personally, I like to log the items. The system will then calcuate your carbs, fat, protein, and the other nutrient values and shows you a complete review of your intake. This is helpful in learning your eating habits and the make up of foods you eat.
The dashboard is a great resource. It has a summary view and then you can click an arrow and see detailed graphs of the entire day to be able to see when during the day your are getting your activity. They have a place (not sure under which menu) called Reports where you can print the information. They also have an export function - I have not used it. Not sure why I would want to use it. The printed reports are good for taking wiht you to doctors appointment.
The synch process if very fast and easy to do. Just plug it in and it does the rest.
Wearing the armband - I was afraid it would be uncomfortable and I would mess with it. After the first day, I forget it is even there. Sleeping was no problem either. I never woke up or felt it. It is very small and compact. I would recommend buying an extra armband (-) so that if you sweat or get it dirty you can swap out.
The online resources are top notch and easy to use. System is good on speed. At home the dashboard flips around quickly but at my work is is slower but defintely usable.
I will come back in one month and give an update on my GoWearFit.
Edit (August 20th) - Been 8 days and still loving it. I have had no issues. I definitley recommend getting the display. I have read reviews saying get disply and not online resources. Make sure you take a look a the online resources. The data that you get from the gowaearfit really is cool and interesting. Being able to see when you are active during your day, your steps and other items by the hour definitely provides valuable information for making some minor adjustments.
I did not want to start this and go extreme. So I changed NOTHING during the first week as far as exercise and made no drastic eating change. My goal after seeing the calorie allowance was to eat the amount or less and try to see where my calorie burn number was without additional effort. This has given me a good baseline to move forward from. I did not want to kill it week one by eating next to nothing and exercising every minute and the gowearfit has provided me great data about how my calorie intake and burn are on normal days.
I look forward now to increasing my exercise slowly and trying to make small diet changes. Yep, knew I liked carbs but did not know for a 7 day period they made up 84% of my diet.
Progress: Week #1 lost 2 pounds which corresponded the calorie deficit system shows
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I was skeptical about the accuracy, so I have been cross checking it in my normal obsessive compulsive way. It's very accurate. One small thing to be careful of is the belt clip. My pants are pretty tight (or I wouldn't have bought the thing in the first place). I got in the car the first morning, when unbeknownst to me, the pedometer sprung off my belt (due to my annoying belly). Luckily, I found it under the seat (pedometer, not belly), and noticed a small hole drilled in the belt clip. I passed a piece of string through the hole, and looped it around my belt to avoid loosing it in the future. The only down side was that I missed getting credit for the steps while the unit was MIA in my car.
The pedometer itself is very easy and fairly accurate, but the body fat analyzer only works up to a certain weight for each height.
I knew i needed to count calories to lose weight. It is really simple math. So I did a search for a calorie counter that would fit in my pocket. I think the simplicity of the product lets you stay focused on the task at hand... eating less calories than you burn. A simple but totally effective device to keep you honest.
Does everything it says and for the right price. Just be careful of the panic alarm - when I opened the package it was late at night and everyone in my house was asleep... the pin that slides in to stop the alarm was not in place so when I turned it on it instantly started its ear-piercing alarm and nearly woke the house.