Placement and speed affect accuracy of new pedometers

By Shereen Jegtvig NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some pedometers may be less accurate when they are kept in a pocket or placed in a purse, especially at slower and faster walking speeds, according to a new study. But the accuracy of newer model pedometers hasn’t been established. “Most people assume that the newer pedometers in the market today are accurate, and they can also be placed anywhere at different body sites,” Hirofumi Tanaka told Reuters Health in an email. Tanaka is the director of the Cardiovascular Aging Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin and senior author of the new study.



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