Discover Walking downloaded several iPhone pedometer apps with and without gps for this review

Discover Walking’s criteria for evaluating pedometer apps might be very different from your criteria.  Some of you enjoy social networking your walks.  We are not fans of telling the world where our house is and where we walk every day even though that is a cool feature for many walkers. 

When deciding which app to choose, know your criteria and read the reviews

Do you want to walk more? If so, then keep a step diary.

NBC nightly news reported that people who wear a pedometer walk 1 more mile on average, but only if the keep track of their steps. In fact, 20 studies have found that wearing a pedometer prods people to walk more.

In a report for the American Medical Association, Dr. Dena Bravata of Stanford University reports that increasing physical activity depended

Health magazine rated the Omron Healthcare Digital Premium Pedometer HJ-112 as one of its best products for 2006. This pedometer is a great tool to use in keeping track of your workouts, whether you walk, jog or speedwalk. It is so easy to use that you can keep track of your steps, distance and calories burned when you are strolling around the mall, walking to your car or running after your children.

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Every step you walk is precious when trying to make your 10,000 step daily goal. Do you ever wonder if your pedometer is counting all your steps?

The easiest way to check your pedometer’s accuracy is to count your steps and compare them to what your pedometer records. Here is how you check the accuracy:

Note the current step count on your pedometer Start walking without stopping while counting your steps for approximately 100

Do you read magazines with catchy headlines like “15 Ways to Effortlessly Lose Weight” or “Exercise Without Breaking a Sweat?”   Yo buy the magazines and are disappointed with articles that are far from effortless!

Well . . . today is your day. Your won’t be disappointed because we decided to take a humor break  to share ways we found that are guaranteed effortless for adding daily steps to your pedometer.

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