Pedometers or Digital Watches for Steps Counting

Pedometers

This is a very interesting topic because so many people are health-conscious. Most people want to keep records of how many steps they take in a day.

The possible devices available in the market are:

1. Smartwatches.
2. Pedometer.
3. Apps in mobile phones.

First, I tried the apps on my smartmobile phone, but none were correct. The figures were different from app to app. As far as I know, these apps count steps by just the motion. If you are traveling in a jeep and have lots of jumps, you will find your steps in thousands.

Smartwatch (It is just as an example)

Then, I tried smartwatches for counting steps and had the same problem. I have tried various watches recommended by Amazon and various websites and have the same issue.

Google research suggested a pedometer. I bought the three pedometers from Amazon. I put all three in my pockets and started counting after midnight when all three were zero. Again, check the count on all three and found:

Pedometer types available in the market (This is just an example)

1. One of the pedometers showed steps 1450.
2. One of the pedometers showed steps 2640.
3. One of the pedometers showed steps 1860.

Now, to whom should I believe?  I know these pedometers also detect your motion. So, none of these is 100% accurate.

My conclusion is that all these digital devices give you a rough idea of your daily steps activity.

Note: This is just the author’s conclusion, and anybody can disagree with it. So, the author is not responsible.