New research from Stanford Medical School shows that people who use a pedometer walk about 2,000 steps - or 1 mile - more every day than those who don't, and along the way they lose a little ...

Almost half of American adults don’t meet recommended weekly physical activity levels, but new BYU research suggests a surprisingly simple way to help increase exercise time: just strap on an activity ...

To achieve 10,000 steps a day, you need to walk around five miles or eight kilometres. If you're an avid walker who loves a ...

Sitting is looking less and less healthy, but it can be hard to get up off the couch and go. Using a pedometer can help change those habits, a study says. That's good to know, since employers ...

REDWOOD CITY, CA (October 30, 2012) – Striiv, the creators of products proven to motivate activity and inspire fitness, today launches its latest device: the Striiv Play Smart Pedometer.

Pedometer users also had reductions in weight and blood pressure, Bravata found. The initial body mass index or BMI of the study participants averaged 30, which is considered obese.

A pedometer is a small gadget that clips onto your hip and counts steps. These days, millions of people are using them, as public health campaigns and for-profit diet plans urge a daily target of ...

Striiv pedometer fits in pocket, rewards you for walking. Nov. 28, 2011 — -- Are you sitting down? Me too. And that, according to the makers of the Striiv, is the problem. We spend our days ...

It was only a matter of time before wearable technology moved from people's heads and wrists and ventured downstairs. British adult retailer Bondara is leading the charge, showing off a prototype ...

In the case of a pedometer, once users put it on their belt and start walking, there's no need to use its buttons until they want to either change the display mode or reset the count, etc., again.

The ActivityTracker Pedometer home screen shows your step count for the day, along with a ring that gauges how close you are to achieving your predetermined daily benchmark. Below that are ...