Pedometers for walkers

Bernard Hill said:

Does anyone know of a pedometer suitable for walkers.

A stupid sounding request but I have just lost my 8th after only 2 weeks
use. I've spent from £2 each to £20 and all useless.

If they don't "ping" off my belt then they reset at random. I've just
returned from a short walk (~6 miles) to find it missing and I know it
was there when I left. Walking is an activity where you add and remove
jackets and rucksacks etc.

Others I've had reset because the button is too prominent and bumping
against something resets it. I chuck those away eventually. I bought
another because there were 2 buttons to reset spaced at opposite sides -
but it turned out that EITHER was a reset button, not BOTH. AARGH!

Then there was the one which behaved fine but reset itself because of
the poor seating battery - it showed the time and that also was zeroed
at some point of wearing so I know it's the battery.

So I need:

1 one which clips right round the belt, not just over it.
2 has a recessed reset button, preferably reset with a pencil or
similar.
3 I do NOT need one which does silly things like calculate distance or
calories.

And yes, I know they are inaccurate, I can live with that. With a
sedentary job I like to give myself a weekly target of 70,000 steps: I
only want a step-counter.

Why don't they make pedometers for walkers?

Anyone happy with theirs?

--
Bernard Hill
Selkirk, Scotland

I found a rather expensive looking pedometer (Silva) which had
obviously 'pinged' of someone's belt. I used it for a couple of walks
before it 'pinged' off my belt. I've now got a Decathlon bottom-of-the-
range pedometer (£5 or £6) which stays put, I've used it for a couple
of years for running and walking without problem. Hope this helps.

John

In article <[email hidden]>, Bernard Hill
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Quoted message said:

So I need:

1 one which clips right round the belt, not just over it.
2 has a recessed reset button, preferably reset with a pencil or
similar.
3 I do NOT need one which does silly things like calculate distance or
calories.

A friend had one with a flap covering the buttons. The clip wasn't that
great though.

You might want to have a look at this one - ebay item number
220134451330. It does have gimmicks but the design does mean the buttons
would be covered in use. The

belt clips might not be up to your needs but a short piece of cord tied
to the unit and your belt would stop it going AWOL.

--

Dominic Sexton

I have used the Yamax Digiwalker SW 650 for years and am very
satisfied with it. Like you, I wanted to make sure of doing the daily
10,000 steps thing. I bought the Yamax because it came out best in an
accuracy test covering a large number of pedometers. (My own tests
also suggest it's very accurate.) I also had the problem of it coming
off my belt, so I added a lanyard. A strip of velcro looped around it
and your belt will also keep it in place. I think it now comes with a
lanyard (or the current model does).

Cheers, Paul Gretton

In article <[email hidden]>, Dominic Sexton
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Bernard
Hill <[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

So I need:

1 one which clips right round the belt, not just over it.
2 has a recessed reset button, preferably reset with a pencil or
similar.
3 I do NOT need one which does silly things like calculate distance or
calories.

A friend had one with a flap covering the buttons. The clip wasn't that
great though.

You might want to have a look at this one - ebay item number
220134451330. It does have gimmicks but the design does mean the
buttons would be covered in use. The

belt clips might not be up to your needs but a short piece of cord tied
to the unit and your belt would stop it going AWOL.

Now why didn't I think of that?... the simplest things...

Quoted message said:

Thanks

--
Bernard Hill
Selkirk, Scotland

Paul Gretton said:

I have used the Yamax Digiwalker SW 650 for years and am very
satisfied with it. Like you, I wanted to make sure of doing the daily
10,000 steps thing. I bought the Yamax because it came out best in an
accuracy test covering a large number of pedometers. (My own tests
also suggest it's very accurate.) I also had the problem of it coming
off my belt, so I added a lanyard. A strip of velcro looped around it
and your belt will also keep it in place. I think it now comes with a
lanyard (or the current model does).

Cheers, Paul Gretton

I should add that it costs about 20 quid (http://www.digiwalker.co.uk/
homepage.cfm?CFID=361238&CFTOKEN=69310013) and is of "clamshell"
construction, with all the buttons on the inside when you are wearing
it, so there's no chance of it being reset accidentally.

BTW, I know someone who keeps his pedometer in a tiny change purse on
his belt so that it can't get lost.

Paul Gretton said:

Paul Gretton said:

I have used the Yamax Digiwalker SW 650 for years and am very
satisfied with it. Like you, I wanted to make sure of doing the daily
10,000 steps thing. I bought the Yamax because it came out best in an
accuracy test covering a large number of pedometers. (My own tests
also suggest it's very accurate.) I also had the problem of it coming
off my belt, so I added a lanyard. A strip of velcro looped around it
and your belt will also keep it in place. I think it now comes with a
lanyard (or the current model does).

Cheers, Paul Gretton

I should add that it costs about 20 quid (http://www.digiwalker.co.uk/
homepage.cfm?CFID=361238&CFTOKEN=69310013) and is of "clamshell"
construction, with all the buttons on the inside when you are wearing
it, so there's no chance of it being reset accidentally.

BTW, I know someone who keeps his pedometer in a tiny change purse on
his belt so that it can't get lost.

I too can vouch for the Yamax. Have the CW 700 and it comes with a
strap that goes through the clip on the back and connects to your
trousers with a sturdy crocodile type clip. Accuracy is about 95 %
from my own tests, typically it over calculates by about 5 % of the
daily total.

Cheers.

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Paul Gretton said:

I have used the Yamax Digiwalker SW 650 for years and am very
satisfied with it. Like you, I wanted to make sure of doing the daily
10,000 steps thing. I bought the Yamax because it came out best in an
accuracy test covering a large number of pedometers. (My own tests
also suggest it's very accurate.) I also had the problem of it coming
off my belt, so I added a lanyard. A strip of velcro looped around it
and your belt will also keep it in place. I think it now comes with a
lanyard (or the current model does).

Cheers, Paul Gretton

But how do they cope with hill walking where the stride length varies
so much depending on the slope angle ?

Rob

In message <[email hidden]>, Bernard Hill
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Why don't they make pedometers for walkers?

Anyone happy with theirs?

I've had one or two, the last one was scrapped after it recorded 72
paces after I had walked about 400 metres 8-x
--
Bill Grey

Rob G said:

Paul Gretton said:

I have used the Yamax Digiwalker SW 650 for years and am very
satisfied with it. Like you, I wanted to make sure of doing the daily
10,000 steps thing. I bought the Yamax because it came out best in an
accuracy test covering a large number of pedometers. (My own tests
also suggest it's very accurate.) I also had the problem of it coming
off my belt, so I added a lanyard. A strip of velcro looped around it
and your belt will also keep it in place. I think it now comes with a
lanyard (or the current model does).

Quoted message said:

Cheers, Paul Gretton

But how do they cope with hill walking where the stride length varies
so much depending on the slope angle ?

Rob

They don't. That's not what they are for. They don't copy very well
with making cups of tea or predicting winning lottery numbers
either! :-)

In article <[email hidden]>, JG
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

I too can vouch for the Yamax. Have the CW 700 and it comes with a
strap that goes through the clip on the back and connects to your
trousers with a sturdy crocodile type clip. Accuracy is about 95 %
from my own tests, typically it over calculates by about 5 % of the
daily total.

OVER calculates. Excellent fault <g>

--
Bernard Hill
Selkirk, Scotland

In article <[email hidden]>, Rob G
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Paul Gretton said:

I have used the Yamax Digiwalker SW 650 for years and am very
satisfied with it. Like you, I wanted to make sure of doing the daily
10,000 steps thing. I bought the Yamax because it came out best in an
accuracy test covering a large number of pedometers. (My own tests
also suggest it's very accurate.) I also had the problem of it coming
off my belt, so I added a lanyard. A strip of velcro looped around it
and your belt will also keep it in place. I think it now comes with a
lanyard (or the current model does).

Cheers, Paul Gretton

But how do they cope with hill walking where the stride length varies
so much depending on the slope angle ?

Doesn't matter. I don't calculate distance, I have a map for that. It's
just for step-counting on normal days too.

--
Bernard Hill
Selkirk, Scotland

In article <[email hidden]>, Bill Grey
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

In message <[email hidden]>, Bernard
Hill <[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Why don't they make pedometers for walkers?

Anyone happy with theirs?

I've had one or two, the last one was scrapped after it recorded 72
paces after I had walked about 400 metres 8-x

But you forgot to say that you are 4 metres tall...

--
Bernard Hill
Selkirk, Scotland

In message <[email hidden]>, Bernard Hill
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Bill Grey
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

In message <[email hidden]>, Bernard
Hill <[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Why don't they make pedometers for walkers?

Anyone happy with theirs?

I've had one or two, the last one was scrapped after it recorded 72
paces after I had walked about 400 metres 8-x

But you forgot to say that you are 4 metres tall...

Sorry - of course :-)
--
Bill Grey

Bernard Hill said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Rob G
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Paul Gretton said:

I have used the Yamax Digiwalker SW 650 for years and am very
satisfied with it. Like you, I wanted to make sure of doing the daily
10,000 steps thing. I bought the Yamax because it came out best in an
accuracy test covering a large number of pedometers. (My own tests
also suggest it's very accurate.) I also had the problem of it coming
off my belt, so I added a lanyard. A strip of velcro looped around it
and your belt will also keep it in place. I think it now comes with a
lanyard (or the current model does).

Cheers, Paul Gretton

But how do they cope with hill walking where the stride length varies
so much depending on the slope angle ?

Quoted message said:

Doesn't matter. I don't calculate distance, I have a map for that. It's
just for step-counting on normal days too.

Mine counts the steps the bus takes too so I can catch a bus if it
rains :-)

--
Chris Malcolm [email hidden] DoD #205
IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
[http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]