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 ...

Step Counter is one of the top-grossing fitness apps by Leap Fitness Group. The app uses a built-in sensor to count the steps and provides real-time data without draining battery life. It also tracks ...

It seems really weird to think back to a time when your mobile phone couldn’t do the jobs of a dozen other devices. Now that smartphones have supplanted everything from compasses and Rolodexes to ...

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 ...

Spring seems to have sprung. It’s hard to believe that we made it through the entire month of March with no snow and we have already hit the 80-degrees mark. Spring is a great time of the year. It’s ...

Activity tracking apps on smartphones are more accurate than fitness tracking wearables when it comes to step counts, according to a small study conducted by researchers at the University of ...

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 ...

iOS has a step counter feature hidden beneath the built-in Health app of Apple, making iPhones turn into a handy Pedometer device. BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 16: A young man visiting from Brazil and ...

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Have you already broken that New Year’s resolution to get more exercise? Yeah, us too. Maybe the problem is simply that we didn’t gamify the goal. A simple visual aid that shows your progress can help ...

Walking can help pave the way to fitness. But are you taking enough steps to get results? Using a pedometer can help you set and achieve fitness goals. A pedometer can offer motivation and ...