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 ...

Almost half of American adults don’t meet recommended weekly physical activity levels, but new research from Brigham Young University suggests a surprisingly simple way to help increase exercise time: ...

Step counting has been a time-honored fitness metric for decades, even if the 10,000-step rule of thumb was based on a Japanese marketing strategy rather than anything resembling science. The older ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the utility of pedometer-based physical activity recommendations in predicting childhood adiposity. The subjects (mean age=9.6 years) were from two Midwestern ...

Dr S A Clemes, Department of Human Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK; s.a.clemes{at}lboro.ac.uk Objectives: To investigate the influence of wearing a pedometer and recording ...

Pedometer++ from Cross Forward is a solid fitness tracker that pulls its data from the M7. The app started off as a basic pedometer app that tracked your daily steps, but a recent update has ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published an Apple patent application covering a smart wrist-mounted pedometer that can automatically determine its location on a user's body and ...

A pedometer is a device that counts the number of steps taken by a person and calculates the distance traveled by multiplying the number of steps by the length of the step. Here's a design solution ...

Is your pedometer accurate? Pedometer apps on iPhone and other smartphones are relied upon by many to keep track of their fitness. But a number of personal trainers believe your step counter app could ...