Subject: RE: pedometer?>Instead of using a Pedometer that you have to assume a stride length, has anyone used one of the new types that uses an accelerometer to measure distance as used on the Fitsense device (http://www.fitsense.com/tour2-2.asp#tourtop )?
I have been using the fitsense watch for over a year now and love it ...its very accurate ....among other things, it gives speed, distance, heart rate, avg. pace, current pace, and calories burned ....and you can download all of your runs online ....and then analyze your performance with graphs/charts etc ....you calibrate it on a track or treadmill with a known distance ....it was only off by 0.08 miles in the last marathon I ran...its worth the investment
The garmin forerunner and the timex watches are good as well ...only problem though is that is utilizes GPS and if you live in a big city, like I do or are out on cloudy days, you can lose the signal |