Talk:Pedometer

I find it interesting that this device is called "podometer" in spanish (etymology from 'foot'), and in spanish a "pedometer" (etymology from 'child') is a device to measure the size of a child (it's a wooden board where you place the baby with a sliding ruler attached, used by doctors)

JAMA
JAMA this week: pedometers actually make people walk more. JFW | T@lk  08:36, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

My Weight Loss Coach
There's also a Pedometer included in the Nintendo DS application My Weight Loss Coach. I bought my copy today. The Pedometer is an essential part of "My Weight Loss Coach". You are challenged with goals like "Walk 6000 Steps in 24 hours", etc.

By the way, the first picture of the Gallery of the linked review shows the device, it can be attached to the Nintendo DS which in turn associates the steps counted with the current date automatically as well as resets the steps. That way, the application tracks your steps. Rkiesler (talk) 22:49, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Incorrect information
10,000 steps in a half hour is dead wrong. That works out to over 5 steps per second. The article cited is poorly written, but I don't have time to look up the history from a more reputable cite. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.100.6.20 (talk) 01:09, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

What is 1,2,3 axis measurement ?
I wanted to understand why should I pay more for 3 axes technology and if it is really more accurate when compared to 2 axes technology. There are only 2 pedometers like that on the market recently (at least on the UK market) and they seam to have problem with measuring steps while you run (based on the manufacturer's comments in manuals these measure only walking steps). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.76.111 (talk) 19:58, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Nintendo 3DS
I think Nintendo's new 3DS should be mentioned. It acts as a pedometer and gives you in-game rewards for walking certain numbers of steps. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.151.133.17 (talk) 00:20, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Omron Hj-112 Pedometer
Just about the best Pedometer that you can buy these days is the Omron Hj-112 A simple to us but effective device that allows you to measure each step your take.

Daily it rests the counter whilst maintaining in its memory the restults from the previous day. Its then possible to periodically download thos results into you PC for further analysis and measurement of the effects of your walking exercise — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.112.43.153 (talk) 16:21, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Separate page for Pedometer Product survey
This page seems way to heavy on product placement ads. Would anyone object to separating out the product descriptions onto its own page and making this one be more generic?

Conflicting information
The article states "In 1780 Abraham-Louis Perrelet of Switzerland created the first pedometer," however right next to it is a photo of "Historical pedometer, Southern Germany, 1590".173.197.202.82 (talk) 20:43, 10 September 2018

History
Currently, the last paragraph in the History section, states:

'In 1965 a pedometer called a manpo-kei (meaning "10,000 steps meter" Japanese: 万歩計) was marketed in Japan by Y. Hatano, who claimed that 10,000 steps a day was ideal.[14]'

This assertion is supported only in part by the book cited, Manpo-kei: the art and science of step counting: how to be naturally active and lose weight!, Catrine Tudor-Locke PhD (2003). A copy of the photocopied book may be borrowed digitally for one hour at a time from archive.org. The relevant chapter is Chapter 5, which has the chapter heading The Japanese Experience, with the subtitle of The Japanese Experience, the "10,000 Steps a day" Slogan, the Rebirth of Manpo-kei.

On page 23, in the first paragraph of Chapter 5, Tudor-Locke writes:

'When it comes to using a simple pedometer to track and increase steps/day, the Japanese are way ahead of us. A Japanese company manufactured a version of the pedometer in 1965 and nicknamed it "Manpo-kei", which literally translates to "10,000 steps meter"(16). Walking and hiking organisations adopted and promoted the goal as a slogan and the Japanese public loved it. Today in Japan most people are aware of the slogan and pedometers are common household items.' 82.15.254.27 (talk) 17:59, 8 July 2021 (UTC) UTC) 82.15.254.27 (talk) 18:26, 8 July 2021 (UTC) 82.15.254.27 (talk) 18:29, 8 July 2021 (UTC)