Anyone Here Using a Pedometer to Measure Miles Walked?

SeaBreeze

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My old Omron pedometer is dead, and I want to get another one that's pretty accurate to measure mileage, especially on long hikes. I like something simple and easy to read, nothing like a Fitbit. The information is just for me and my husband, don't intend to log it anywhere.

My Omron kept the stats for a week in memory, so I could check previous days if I wanted to. That one also could just go in a pocket in any position, didn't have to be clipped onto a belt.

I guess I'll start checking online reviews, don't want to spend a lot, think the Omron cost me around $30 years ago.

Anyone here using a pedometer that they like?
 

My pedometer died, too, SB. I've been casting about trying to find a relatively simple, inexpensive one that will just tell me how far I've walked, number of steps, etc. I don't need or want a super expensive fancy one that will do a zillion other things. Just want to know distance, etc. Please let me know if you find such a thing and I'll get one, too.
 

Fitbit is too much for me too Fur, but thanks for letting me know you had one.

Butterfly, I'll be checking some out and seeing what's around these days. The Omron really wasn't too bad, but thought I'd try another brand maybe. Will let you know what I find that's reasonably priced and accurate. :)
 
SeaBreeze said:
My old Omron pedometer is dead, and I want to get another one that's pretty accurate to measure mileage, especially on long hikes. I like something simple and easy to read, nothing like a Fitbit. The information is just for me and my husband, don't intend to log it anywhere.

My Omron kept the stats for a week in memory, so I could check previous days if I wanted to. That one also could just go in a pocket in any position, didn't have to be clipped onto a belt.

I guess I'll start checking online reviews, don't want to spend a lot, think the Omron cost me around $30 years ago.

Anyone here using a pedometer that they like?
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I have that same one and don't use it any longer. Logged many miles with it.
I used my iPhone now and an app called Pacer. Works very well.
 
Butterfly said:
My pedometer died, too, SB. I've been casting about trying to find a relatively simple, inexpensive one that will just tell me how far I've walked, number of steps, etc. I don't need or want a super expensive fancy one that will do a zillion other things. Just want to know distance, etc. Please let me know if you find such a thing and I'll get one, too.
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Butterfly, after looking at some online and reading reviews I decided to just buy another Omron HJ-112, I know it was accurate and had good ratings. I read that it's been discontinued and goes by a new number now, but it seems a lot of places still have it on sale. I paid $63 at Amazon, still have to measure my stride, enter my weight, etc. and set it up for use.

It's simple to use and that's a big selling point for me, also can carry it in my pocket rather than having to clip it on my waistband or belt, but it can be used either way. It measures steps, distance, aerobic steps, calories/fat burned and time. It has a 7 day memory. Honestly, I just used my old one for measuring mileage or steps.

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fureverywhere said:
My son's Smart Phone does it. Me is FitBit Flex.
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Bobw235 said:
I have that same one and don't use it any longer. Logged many miles with it.
I used my iPhone now and an app called Pacer. Works very well.
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Thanks for your input guys! Bob, nice to hear you had one of those too, I think they were pretty popular back in the day. Don't have an iPhone, allergic to stuff that's too techy, lol.
 
Yes both hubby and I use one ,we walk about 4 - 5 km think mine may is Yamax brand,when looking check the accuracy of them, I believe some can be quite a bit out ..

I was recently talking to a lady who had an app on her phone ..no idea how reliable or accurate they may be .
.I have a iPad but not a smart phone ...
Ipad a bit big to put in my pocket :laugh::laugh:
 
I bought one for a couple of bucks at Walmart. I only used it a little while, to measure the length of the hallway in my building; now that I know the distance, I don't use the pedometer anymore. I could clip it on my belt; it worked just as well in my pocket.

I installed a couple of free apps on my phone that worked fairly well. You could set them for distance or number of steps.
 
I recently bought a Alta Fitbit and love it. My husband has been into fitbits since they came out but not me. We were in Az for about a month recently and we walked twice a day, in the AM to Starbucks and in the PM to Menchies for frozen yogurt (I know, I know) and I got interested in steps. My Alta has a watch, monitors my steps and many, many other things. It also has a sleep monitor, tells me how many hours I slept, restless, awake, etc.
 
My husband has an app on his iPhone and it told him that on the last moving day, we walked up the equivalent of 47 flights of stairs! Carrying furniture and boxes! It took us four days to recover from that one.
 
I used one for a couple of weeks while rehabing an injury. Became work and inconsistent. Monitored time and step length to measure progress.
 
The "Health" app that came with my Apple 6 keeps track of miles and stair-equivalents. My morning walk was a little under 2 miles and 6 flights of stairs. Yesterday was >3 miles and 11 flights of stairs. I had taken a month or so off from my morning walk so I have to ease back into it. Now I need to incorporate some sort of resistance training. Growing old ain't for sissies.
 
There are ots of these things about at the moment--fitbits and fit waches==but they can be big money---I just have a small one by tanita, I can wear it round my neck or in my pocket--it cost about £15.00 maybe less--it tells me all I need to know quickly and easily-how many steps, time taken, disatancee walked--plus calories used up. That is all I need to know.but on sayng that--if I had the money I would get one of these new ones==probably a fitbit !!
 
I had one. I wanted to check how far I walked playing 18 holes on the golf course because of course you have to walk between holes.

There is quite a few extra steps compared to the posted yardage.

When riding a bike I just use the Maps feature on the computer to calculate the distance between points.
 
I never had luck with the inexpensive ones that I tried and I'm too cheap to invest in a good one. I used my car's trip meter to record the distance of a few routes in the area around my apartment. Those readings give me a good idea of the distance involved when I walk to the post office, bank, drug store, etc... When I walk for exercise I find that I need to have a destination/purpose for my walk, I can't just wander the streets!
 
Camper6 said:
Why bother with pedometers and Fitbits and whatever.

Download Maps and just input your start and finish and you will get the mileage.
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Well, in my case, especially if I'm out in wooded remote areas hiking, there is no set start and finish point at all. You can take a trail that loops around, goes in another direction, then comes back to where you started. Or, go off the trail completely and cover ground that way. Plus in order to be accessing maps, you'd need a computer device with you, many times you couldn't even get service if you wanted to out in the forest.

Having a pedometer on hikes also give you some idea of how far you've gone in mileage and how far you'll have to walk to get back to camp. Depending on the time of day, that info can be crucial to your getting back before the dark and cold sets in.
 
My device has a compass built in. And the hike should be mapped before and left in a conspicuous place in case you get lost.

Too many people get lost and need the services of search and rescue. A pedometer wont help you.
 
Do whatever works for you to keep you safe Camper. My pedometer is for measuring miles, as mentioned in the original post of this thread, so it is useful to me in my walks. I've been camping and hiking for over 40 years now with my husband, and we haven't gotten lost yet. Also, we take walks strictly for pleasure and might be on the spur of the moment, no mapping and planning required or desired. We are usually together or if I go alone, we have some contact via 2-way radio, etc.
 
The first one I ever had was really nice, and not expensive either. It wouldn't register a click unless it was *really* a step. I broke it and the next one, more expensive, was so sensitive the slightest move would register steps. Never could find another one like the first. It was fun while it lasted. I lost interest after that.
 
To be honest; I really don't give a darn how far I've walked. I just enjoy walking and then go home when I feel I've had enough.
 

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