PEDOMETERS
If you have never used a pedometer please take a few minutes to read the article below
PEDOMETERS have been around for quite some time.The originator of the PEDOMETER was leonardo Di Vinci believe it or not. They were introduced in the United States by president Thomas Jefferson a PEDOMETER wearer himself. They have been used for many,many years because they work-and are very effective.I remember as a small child back in the late 1940s and early 1950s ordering a PEDOMETER from an add I found on a breakfast cereal box ,upon receiving it I strapped it onto my ankle. It was a fairly crude device that had a counter weight that tripped each time you took a step,I also remember my ankle getting very sore and irritated from the heavy weight tripping, even so it was a way of recording the number of steps you took each day.
The reason a PEDOMETER is an effective tool is the motivational effect they have on the wearer, as it does many positive things.
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Simply wearing a device every day that is completely dedicated to improving your fitness (or weight loss) provides an enormous benefit. When you clip on your PEDOMETER each day, it provides a mental reminder of the importance of improving your fitness. -
Name one other fittness device that can show you how much you have accomplished in "real time"? I`m not sure of any.This ability to measure your preformance is the "missing link"of virtually all exercise programs.PEDOMETERS provide this ability to measure.Just think...the PEDOMETER tells you how much exercise(steps,miles,calories)you have accomplished in `real time`.You get the satisfaction of setting a fitness goal(steps,miles)-and knowing that you accomplised your fittness goal every day. PEDOMETERS are `fitness meters`.
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Most important- and most unique-is the PEDOMETERS ability to change your daily physical activity level. Once you`ve established a goal for yourself,you`ll find that you begin to change your daily activities to be certain you meet your goal. That means...
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More walking and jogging
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Taking the stairs rather than the escalator/elevator
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Not taking the closest parking space
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More walks--just to walk
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You make fitness a part of your daily routine.
You change your daily habits because you`re wearing a device that `reminds` you of your daily progress...and that`s the difference. Finding that you`re 2,000 steps short of your goal toward the end of a day will encourage you to make-up the 2,000 steps. Without a PEDOMETER you would not be aware of the short-fall...and would probably end the day without the extra steps.
The Mechanics and Electronics of the pedometer
Different manufactures have taken different approaches toward the electronics and mechanics of the units--but they all contain mechanisms that detect movement. The most common approach involves a small arm that moves up and down as you walk or jog. Each time the `arm` moves, an electronic or manual counter is triggered...thus, a step is counted.(New units are entering the market that use GPS technolgy to measure distance, speed,etc. There`s no doubt that this technology will become less and less expensive--but at this time,they are quite costly).
Do PEDOMETERS measure exact and precise steps,miles,calories,etc. No. They are not 100% precise. They sometimes detect movement that is not a `step`.But,they don`t need to be 100% precise. If the unit indicates you took 10,200 steps today--but you actully took 10,000--the small variance really does not make much difference however,make certain you use a high quality pedometers (such as ours) to reduce the variance to a small number! There are a considerable number of very low quality pedometers on the market today--don`t waste your hard earned dollars....buy quality.
Whether you chose a multi -function pedometer, or a single function step counter,you will discover that wearing a PEDOMETER provides the missing motivation that most of us need to stay focused on our fitness.Best yet, they`re not expensive. Its a fitness device that all can afford. Join the millions of PEDOMETER users and buy yours today!!!
Article written by Paul Haan
http://www.articledashboard.com
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