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Perfect pedometer?

kristi — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:01:16 -0800

Pedometer recommendation: is there an open source alternative to Fitbit? Or should I go back to a cheap Omron? I walk 10-25 miles a week, and I like to track my miles.

A few months ago, I lost my trusty Omron pedometer. It worked pretty well for me:

Omron pros:

* pretty reliable

Omron cons:

* no data download; had to hand-log it
* only stores 7 days of data; anything older is lost
* loses lost when battery runs out

I love the idea of a Fitbit, but I'm not willing to sign up to a website to transfer data, nor do I want to pay to transfer data.

I would love an open source option that would track me reliably, but as far as I know, it doesn't exist yet.

I've tried a few pedometer apps for my iPod Touch, but they've been spectacularly unreliable - they'll work great sometimes, and other times they won't log any steps at all, or stop recording after a few minutes.

What's your current recommendation for reliability plus ease of exporting and archiving data, with no need to use a website or third party to transfer the data?

Thanks!

Best Pedometer App?

kidsleepy — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:26:22 -0800

I'm looking for an iPhone pedometer app that will count my daily steps. I'd like it to automatically run in the background all the time, so I don't have to remember to open it each day. Any suggestions?

Good pedometer watch, to track running and walking

raghuram — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:27:04 -0800

Can you suggest a good pedometer watch, for less than 100 dollars? something that will track both walking and running, and is accurate. If it does other things (heart rate etc) then that is a bonus, but tracking miles/steps/speed is what I am after - both walking and running. Any suggestions?

iPhone pedometer logging app

bystander — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:50:49 -0800

Is there an iPhone app that will record the steps from my pedometer? Bonus points if it does graphs and is free. Note, I know there are many apps that turn your iPhone into a pedometer, but I want to continue to use my little belt clip one, but record its daily figure. Or perhaps there is a more general app for logging weight or temperature or stock indicies daily or something else that could be adapted for this task?

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tehloki — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:17:06 -0800

A good/cheap pedometer for jogging? I've recently started running and I'd like to be able to measure the distance I've traveled without going by a preset route that I plan out in google maps in advance. Can anybody recommend (from experience, preferably) a pedometer that will work reasonably well when jogging? It would also be handy if it had a display in miles/km (calibration for stride length).

Nike + iPod Sport Kit transmitter positioning: Does it matter?

bradn — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:21:22 -0800

Nike + iPod Sport Kit, transmitter hacked into the tongue of my New Balance shoes: I run the same 4 mile route every time, but occasionally my pace is WAY off. Yesterday it read 3.19 miles at the end of my run, and I took a look at the transmitter to see that it was sideways inside the tongue. Is that why? Do I need to make sure the transmitter is at 12 o'clock? Will it be most accurate if it is also laying flat in the sole as in the (overpriced) Nike shoes?