June 28, 2006, 3:02 AM UTC / Source: Reuters People who rely on inexpensive pedometers to record the number of steps taken per day may actually be taking fewer or more steps than they think they are ...

Cheap step counters otherwise known as pedometers should not be used for public health measures, because they are inaccurate, warn doctors in a report published ahead of print in the British Journal ...

Studies have shown that fitness trackers, like traditional pedometers, Fitbits, the Jawbone UP, and the upcoming Apple Watch (see “Apple Previews the New Apple Watch,” 9 September 2014), help motivate ...

Cheap pedometers are too inaccurate to be used in public health campaigns, because they give the wrong feedback, doctors warn. Pedometers are an exercise accessory to help people clock every step, and ...

A study by Belgians finds that pedometers, which are not upto the standard and cheaper does not measure every steps in an accurate manner. Ghent university researchers have analysed nearly 1,000 ...

If you've somehow managed to avoid buying a gizmo with some sort of pedometer built in, the simply-titled USB Pedometer could be the device that finally gets you jazzed about walking. The ...

FAULTY pedometers are overestimating the amount of exercise for weight-loss that users take. A study has found that most cheap pedometers are faulty. Tests on almost 1,000 of the gadgets, which ...

Even the most committed runners shouldn't forget that walking offers many of the same health benefits as running, but in a form that's often easier on the body and simple to fit into your every day ...

Belgium researchers say they tested nearly 1,000 pedometers and discovered most of the devices produce inaccurate readings. Many people use pedometers -- which track the number of steps a person takes ...