... I have recently purchased a Eurohike Walking Pedometer which have I used for the past couple of months. I purchased this from a local Outdoors Shop for £9.99.
Prior to my purchase I had virtually no knowledge of Pedometers, other than being aware that they existed. There were actually ... Read review
Advantages: Easy To Use, Lightweight Disadvantages: Not Waterproof
...I have recently purchased a Eurohike Walking Pedometer which have I used for the past couple of months. I purchased this from a local Outdoors Shop for £9.99.
Prior to my purchase I had virtually no knowledge of Pedometers, other than being aware that they existed. There were actually two different choices available in the Shop that I went to. My decision was based more or less on price since the alternative retailed at £16.99 and ... ...little bit smaller than the Eurohike one and a little more modern looking but the whole look and appearance of what I opted for was more than satisfactory.
The Eurohike Pedometer is about two inches long and an inch wide. It is made of plastic so it is very lightweight and there is a large plastic clip moulded into the design. The plastic is clear with a blue/green tinge to it so you can see the internal parts of the Pedometer through ... more
Most weekends I can usually be found trudging across some remote part of the Countryside. I have done this week in, week out for many years but it only recently struck me how many miles I must cover on an average walk. It is of course reasonably easily to estimate the distance covered with the aid of a good map but these days there are a whole range of little gadgets available, which measure the distance that you walked.
These gadgets are colloquially referred to as Pedometers. I have recently purchased a Eurohike Walking Pedometer which have I used for the past couple of months. I purchased this from a local Outdoors Shop for £9.99.
Prior to my purchase I had virtually no knowledge of Pedometers, other than being aware that they existed. There were actually two different choices available in the Shop that I went to. My decision was based more or less on price since the alternative retailed at £16.99 and they both seemed to do pretty much the same thing, which was to measure distance.
I must admit that the alternative was a little bit smaller than the Eurohike one and a little more modern looking but the whole look and appearance of what I opted for was more than satisfactory.
The Eurohike Pedometer is about two inches long and an inch wide. It is made of plastic so it is very lightweight and there is a large plastic clip moulded into the design. The plastic is clear with a blue/green tinge to it so you can see the internal parts of the Pedometer through the outer case, including the battery.
The Pedometer come with a ready fitted battery which is slightly largely in size than a standard watch battery. This claims to be a long life battery but having only had mine a couple of months I cannot really comment on this claim. It is still however going strong after a couple of months.
using the Pedometer is incredibly easy. It simply clips onto your belt or onto the top of your pocket and you leave it there. In fact you soon forget that it is even there.
Before using this gadget for the first time you do need to programme it. I thought that this would be complicated but it is actually very easy and there is a full set of easy to follow instructions.
The first thing that you need to do is measure the length of your average stride. This can be done in either inches or centimetres and the display settings can be set to either metric (kilometres) or imperial (miles). The display is digital and the numerals are large enough to see even if you do not have good eyesight. There is also a light that comes on as soon as you unclip the Pedometer, but this only stays on for a few seconds.
This Pedometer is designed to measure distances of long walks or runs. It is ideal for measuring jogging or running distances, but it is not suitable for measuring just a few strides down the street.
In order to make the data more accurate the Pedometer ignores the first six strides. As soon as the seventh stride is detected it automatically switches itself on and then counts back in the first six steps. This is to discount any irregular movements. When the Pedometer is recording there is an exclamation mark displayed on the top right hand corner of the screen.
I have my Pedometer set to imperial measurements so it records the distance that I have walked in tenths of one mile. It can go right up to 999.9 miles, but most people would reset it at the beginning of each journey.
It is only necessary to programme your stride length once. This is done when using the gadget for the very first time and this figure inputted is saved in the memory. It can be reset however if you need to.
For the most accurate results this Pedometer should be positioned in an upright position as close as possible to the centre of your body. It is not waterproof so it should be kept dry.
I am really pleased that I made this purchase and now I take it with me every time I go for a walk. Last Sunday I walked 13.4 miles. This distance measured was checked against an Ordnance Survey map and found to be more or less exact.
