A $20 fitness gadget stood up to multiple research studies, helping people walk an additional mile each day — but only if they logged their steps. Those who did lowered their blood pressure and lost a ...

If the journey toward fitness begins with a single step, make sure it’s counted with a pedometer. These little step-tracking gadgets now have a solid track record when it comes to motivating people to ...

PHILADELPHIA, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- People with active lifestyles are visiting the Apple App Store and the Android Marketplace to download their free IBX Healthy Steps Pedometer app for their ...

Caroline Brown has a drawer full of pedometers. There’s one to match nearly every outfit she owns. “I’m mad for pedometers,” Brown said. It figures. The 52-year-old is health and fitness director at ...

Researchers have found that the use of a pedometer is associated with significant increases in physical activity and weight loss and improvements in blood pressure. The pedometer, a small, inexpensive ...

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 ...

According to a new study conducted by researchers at Brigham Young University, wearing a step-tracker is an easy way to get more steps in per day — even if you don’t look at it. The study found that ...

There’s a trend in corporate America that has employees wear a step counter — technically a pedometer — and compete in teams to see who can get the most number of steps. We wonder how many people ...

A study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) shows that physician-delivered step count prescriptions, combined with the use of a pedometer, can lead to a 20 per ...

Just like a camera, the best pedometer is the one you always have with you. Pedometers can provide step count data and calculate key metrics like total distance traveled and calories. They come in a ...