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Everything about Pedometer
Portable device that counts steps a person takes
A pedometer, or step-counter, is a device, usually portable and electronic or electromechanical, that counts each step a person takes by detecting the motion of the person's hands or hips. Because the distance of each person's step varies, an informal calibration, performed by the user, is required if presentation of the distance covered in a unit of length is desired, though there are now pedometers that use electronics and software to determine how a person's step varies automatically. Distance traveled can be measured directly by a GPS receiver. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: PedometerA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Flexible ZnO:PVDF based free standing piezoelectric nanogenerator for vibrational energy harvesting and wearable shoe insole pedometer sensorInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Manpo-KeiThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Pedometer Measures of Free-Living Physical Activity: Comparison of 13 ModelsCited 515 times
- Go sideways: Samsung HealthA closely related topic
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📖 Definitions
Noun A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Pedometer Measures of Free-Living Physical Activity: Comparison of 13 Models
Comparison of the LASA Physical Activity Questionnaire with a 7-day diary and pedometer
Pedometer-Measured Physical Activity and Health Behaviors in U.S. Adults
How many days of pedometer monitoring predict weekly physical activity in adults?
Translating Physical Activity Recommendations into a Pedometer-Based Step Goal
A Meta-Analysis of Pedometer-Based Walking Interventions and Weight Loss
Comparison of pedometer and accelerometer measures of free-living physical activity
A Home‐Based Pedometer‐Driven Walking Program to Increase Physical Activity in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Preliminary Study
🆕 Influential since 2022
Flexible ZnO:PVDF based free standing piezoelectric nanogenerator for vibrational energy harvesting and wearable shoe insole pedometer sensor
Piezoresistive pressure sensor based on conjugated polymer framework for pedometer and smart tactile glove applications
Achieving low energy consuming bio-based piezoelectric nanogenerators via modulating the inner layer thickness for a highly sensitive pedometer
Driving factors behind precision livestock farming tools adoption: The case of the pedometer on dairy farms
The MnAl-alloy nanoparticles incorporated PVDF-based piezoelectric nanogenerator as a self-powered real-time pedometer sensor
📚 Books worth reading
Manpo-KeiCatrine Tudor-Locke · 2006
Walking, Weight and WellnessDr. Martin Collis · 2006
FitbitBond, Richard (Writer on fitness) · 2015
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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