How to pick the right pedometer
The pedometer is the device necessary for any adherent of a healthy way of life. But before it to get, he is necessary for choosing competently. Thus it is necessary to be guided by variety of criteria.
Solve, for what you buy a pedometer: for walking or for run? Whether it during operation will be exposed to strong vibrations, blows? Proceeding from it, choose model in the plastic or metal case.
Think of what kind of indication and a way of calculation of steps to you is convenient. If no additional functions, except calculation of steps are necessary to you from the device, get the mechanical device. It, in turn, can have drum-type or indication. What from this to choose, depends on your aesthetic preferences. If you like drum-type indication (as on the tape recorder counter), look at Internet auctions for domestic device “Dawn” which, besides, has the metal case. Advantage of any mechanical pedometer is absence of necessity of replacement of batteries, a lack – necessity periodic indicator (it is similar to hours).
In case you want, that the device, besides calculation of steps, also counted (let and rather approximately) calories, displayed current time, etc., get an electronic pedometer. Model it choose, proceeding from a desirable set of functions. At a choice of an electronic pedometer pay attention of the gauge by sight used in the device. It can be contact, or executed on a basis of accelerometer. The last are most reliable, and, besides, allow to carry the device in any, instead of strictly certain position. If you do not wish to carry with yourselves any additional devices, think of acquisition of a player or phone with the built in pedometer. And having got for the child the special complete set to the pocket game console into which complete set enter a special cartridge with game and the pedometer gauge, you will push him to employment by walking as instrument readings in this game are recalculated in additional points. In all similar designs gauges on a basis accelerometer, as a rule, are used.