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Pedometer

  • 19-06-2009 10:15pm
    #1
    Fugly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 250 ✭✭


    I'm probably posting in the wrong forum, but anyone know where I can get a pedometer, I've seen some in Elvery's but they all have the button sticking out and I remember when I had a similar one and I kept resetting it by bumping off the button, so looking for a different type.


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  • #2
    itsallaboutheL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    Fugly wrote: »
    I'm probably posting in the wrong forum, but anyone know where I can get a pedometer, I've seen some in Elvery's but they all have the button sticking out and I remember when I had a similar one and I kept resetting it by bumping off the button, so looking for a different type.

    why do you want a pedometer might i ask??

    i find a my natural sweaty/bollixedometer works fairly well for gauging how much effort i'm putting in!!


  • #3
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    itsallaboutheL wrote: »
    why do you want a pedometer might i ask??

    To count steps. :/

    I went looking for one recently. My wife wanted one. Had real trouble finding one but the local sports shop ended up having a decent one. Check ebay though, there seemed to be a good few on there. Not sure how accurate the cheapo ones are though.


  • #4
    flywheel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭flywheel


    argos have a Pedometer not sure how good it is though

    alternatively, have you got an iPod nano? the Nike+ iPod system works really well (and you don't necessarily need Nike+ shoes)...

    i use the Nokia Sportstracker a fair bit on long walks / hikes if you have a compatible phone (and GPS if not built in)...

    the last two allow you track your times and distance... i used the Sportstacker a to get my times down on some routes as you can apply the route data over Google maps and see gradients and where you were fastest / slowest


  • #5
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Ah yes, I forgot about the argos ones. They were out of it in a bunch of their shops when I went looking.


  • #6
    Motion Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭Motion Man


    Pedometers always confused me - how the fook do they possibly know how many steps you're taking??


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  • #7
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    [geek]When you move forward, you shift your weight slightly, this causes an electrical circuit to be closed within the pedometer and it just adds 1 to your number of steps[/geek]

    They're not 100% accurate by any means.


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