Benefits of Pedometer for Training, Weight Loss - Watches, Apps, Clip-ons ~ Android Tips

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A pedometer is a tiny clip-on device that monitors the number of steps you take throughout and exercise routine or your daily activities.

Most dedicated pedometer devices are quite small (similar to the size of a matchbox) and are attached to the waist of your pants or to your running top.

Certain watches have pedometer functions built into them and there are many iPhone and Android apps that count your paces when walking or running . Each step you take when walking, or stride when running activates the counter in the pedometer, and a step or stride is added to your total. Wearing a pedometer can provide a simple way of tracking your activity level and can be an excellent tool for a weight loss program. Certain simple devices are designed only for walking but many can be used for jogging and running as well. The smartest one can measure your distance covered and your pace so they can estimate the number of calories burnt.

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Analyze How Active you are throughout the Day

Data form the National Institute on Aging in the US, suggest that most relatively inactive people ('slough potatoes') take between 2,000 and 5,000 steps in every 24 hours. This apples for office workers officers who only need to walk short distances to and from the bus or train stop to their building and desks where they spend long hours parked in front of their computer terminals. Research has shown that sitting down for long periods of time can reduce your overall life expectancy sue to a number of circulation, heart and metabolism problems ( See: How to be Active Sitting with Better Posture, Less Sitting Risks ).

Using a pedometer you can monitor how many steps you take throughout the day to set a baseline for your efforts to become more active. Short brisk walks, even for only 15 minutes can be very beneficial for your health. Increase levels of regular physical activity, in the form of simple walking or more elaborate exercise can help burn calories for a weight loss program.

Establish Goals to Increase Your Activity Levels

Initially you should aim to increase the number of steps you take to the range of 8,000 to 10,000 steps per day. This is the threshold recommended by the National Institute on Aging. Next you should step up to the high-activity group category, in the range of 15,000 steps a day or more. You can use a pedometer and a plan to set yourself a goal and monitor how well you are progressing in meeting. There are number of excellent apps that can be used to set up plans and track your progress (See: Best Running Apps for iPhone, Android - Reviews, Guides, Coaching).

For example, if you start at a base level of 4,000 steps per day, you could set yourself a goal an extra 1,000 steps a week for an 4-week goal to get to 8,000 steps per day and another 1000 steps per fortnight to get to 10,000 steps a day. Most people do about 2,200 steps per mile or 1,340 steps per km and so this increase is equivalent to about 5 miles or 8 km. All you need to do is to record the number of steps when you go to bed and reset your pedometer each morning to keep track of your progress.

Using a Pedometer to Get Motivated, Get Moving and Keep to your Schedule

Tools that track your activity levels throughout the day, like a pedometer, can be used to get you moving. If you check your score throughout the day and at lunch time or when you leave work you can use it as a 'scare graph' to remind yourself - 'Hey its lunchtime already and I have only done 1400 steps of the 8000 I am supposed to be doing today'. Remember that you don't necessarily have to go for a formal 3 mile or 5 km walk or run to get back on track, you can simply take more frequent breaks and walk further at lunch time to try out an new restaurant. Or you could take the stairs rather than the lift - climbing the stairs has many additional health benefits. Pedometers are an excellent way of breaking out of training plateaus. They are also a good way of monitoring your interval training sessions.

Get Involved in More Structured Exercises such as Walking

You will find it very hard to achieve the recommended 10,000 steps per day during your normal sedentary job or lifestyle. A pedometer can encourage you build structured walks as exercise sessions throughout the day - perhaps at lunch time, or before and after work. Even 20 to 30 minutes on a structured walk each day is equivalent to 3,000 steps at moderate pace and one hour of walking is about 6,000 steps. This will match the 5 sessions of 30 minutes of exercise per week proposed by the American College of Sports Medicine to help stop weight gain in adults. You can also engage in various cross-exercise activities and add the equivalents to your daily step records. The table shown below summarises the step equivalents for a wide range of exercises for interval of 1 minute, 15 minutes, 30 minutes and one hour.

Using Various Watch Pedometers

You can monitor your steps, calories burned, distance travelled, and various other information with the variety of pedometer watches that are available. There are various levels of sophistication and most include a variety of sports watch functions such as time, stop-watch functions, alarms and countdown timers.

Extra Functions

Some pedometer and sports watches feature a pulse rate monitor, and some come with chest strap for monitoring your heart rate, or take it from your wrist pulse. Various other features are available.

Pedometer apps for iPhone and Android Smartphone

As mentioned previously there are a wide range of apps that include pedometer functions.

Calories Burnt When Walking

On average you burn about 2 calories per step. The summary below shows the number of calories burnt per minute for a simple range of exercises:

Running slowly ............=> 17.6 calories per minute
Walking Fast ................=> 8.5 calories per minute
Standing quietly........... => 2.5 calories per minute
Sitting or Lying Down.. => 2.0 calories per minute

Walking expends about 3-4 times more energy than sitting down and running 8 times as much energy.

Using a Pedometer for a Weight Loss Program

A pedometer is an excellent tool for a weight loss program that involves tracking your calorie deficit and weight. Your calorie deficit is the difference between calories burnt through exercise and calories eaten in food. Diets only work when you maintain a calorie deficit which can be monitored and graphed in combination with your daily weight records.

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Step Equivalents of Common Exercise Activities

Activity	Steps per Minute	Steps per 15 Minutes	Steps per 30 Minutes	Steps per 60 Minutes
Walking slow 2 mph (3kph)	76	1137	2273	4546
Walking 3 mph (5 kph)	100	1500	3000	6000
Walking 4 mph (6 kph)	152	2273	4545	9090
Walking 5 mph (8kph)	242	3637	7273	14546
Racewalking	197	2955	5909	11818
Aerobic dance	197	2955	5909	11818
Backpacking	212	3182	6364	12728
Badminton	136	2046	4091	8182
Ballroom dancing fast	167	2500	5000	10000
Ballroom dancing slow	91	1364	2727	5454
Basketball shooting baskets	136	2046	4091	8182
Basketball game	242	3637	7273	14546
Bicycling	242	3637	7273	14546
Bicycling fast	364	5455	10909	21818
Bicycling under 10 mph (16kph)	121	1818	3636	7272
Billiards/pool	76	1137	2273	4546
Bowling	91	1364	2727	5454
Calistentics vigorous	242	3637	7273	14546
Calisthenics light to moderate	106	1591	3182	6364
Canoeing	106	1591	3182	6364
Children's playground games	136	2046	4091	8182
Circuit training	242	3637	7273	14546
Climbing rock or mountain	273	4091	8182	16364
Cooking	61	909	1818	3636
Croquet	76	1137	2273	4546
Fencing	182	2728	5455	10910
Fishing	91	1364	2727	5454
Football	242	3637	7273	14546
Frisbee	91	1364	2727	5454
Gardening	121	1818	3636	7272
Golf	136	2046	4091	8182
Gymnastics	121	1818	3636	7272
Handball	364	5455	10909	21818
Health club exercise, general	167	2500	5000	10000
Hiking	182	2728	5455	10910
Hiking orienteering	273	4091	8182	16364
Hockey field and ice	242	3637	7273	14546
Home/auto repair and shop tasks	91	1364	2727	5454
Horseback riding	121	1818	3636	7272
House cleaning	91	1364	2727	5454
Hunting	152	2273	4545	9090
Ice Skating	212	3182	6364	12728
Inline skating	364	5455	10909	21818
Jazzercise	182	2728	5455	10910
Jogging	212	3182	6364	12728
Jump rope	303	4546	9091	18182
Kayaking	152	2273	4545	9090
Kickball	212	3182	6364	12728
Lacrosse	242	3637	7273	14546
Lawn bowling, shuffleboard	91	1364	2727	5454
Lawn mowing	152	2273	4545	9090
Martial arts	303	4546	9091	18182
Minature golf	91	1364	2727	5454
Punching bag	182	2728	5455	10910
Raking lawn and leaves	121	1818	3636	7272
Raquetball	212	3182	6364	12728
Roller skating	212	3182	6364	12728
Rowing machine	212	3182	6364	12728
Rowing machine, vigorous	258	3864	7727	15454
Rugby	303	4546	9091	18182
Running 5 mph (8kph)	242	3637	7273	14546
Running 6 mph (9kph)	303	4546	9091	18182
Running 7 mph (11kph)	349	5228	10455	20910
Running 8 mph (13 kph)	409	6137	12273	24546
Sailing, boat and board, windsurfing	91	1364	2727	5454
Scuba diving	212	3182	6364	12728
Sitting	30	455	909	1818
Skateboarding	152	2273	4545	9090
Ski machine	212	3182	6364	12728
Skiing cross country	242	3637	7273	14546
Skiing down hill	182	2728	5455	10910
Sledding	212	3182	6364	12728
Snorkeling	152	2273	4545	9090
Snowmobiling	106	1591	3182	6364
Soccer	212	3182	6364	12728
Softball	152	2273	4545	9090
Square dancing	136	2046	4091	8182
Squash	364	5455	10909	21818
Stairmaster	273	4091	8182	16364
Stationary bicycling (moderate effort)	212	3182	6364	12728
Stationary bicycling (vigorous effort)	318	4773	9545	19090
Step aerobics	273	4091	8182	16364
Stretching, yoga	76	1137	2273	4546
Surfing	91	1364	2727	5454
Swimming laps moderate	212	3182	6364	12728
Swimming laps vigorous	303	4546	9091	18182
Swimming leisurely	182	2728	5455	10910
Table tennis	121	1818	3636	7272
Tai chi	121	1818	3636	7272
Tennis	212	3182	6364	12728
Volleyball	121	1818	3636	7272
Water aerobics	121	1818	3636	7272
Water jogging	242	3637	7273	14546
Water polo	303	4546	9091	18182
Weight lifting, moderate effort	121	1818	3636	7272
Weight lifting, vigorous effort	182	2728	5455	10910
Wrestling	182	2728	5455	10910
Yoga	76	1137	2273	4546

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