Counting the steps one makes in a day is one way to monitor your activity level. This rough indication is easy to measure using a readily available pedometer. If I remember correctly, around 10,000 steps in a 24 hour period was considered to be a good healthy number for humans. But, the statement begs, what if you are not human?
Well, if you happen to be of the canine persuasion, then I have good news for you. One, you can read and apparently use the web. And two, the Pet Pedometer, now available from ThinkGeek for around $10, is an easy way to count those doggie steps. You just have to attach it to the collar, and the steps start adding up. Curious as to how many steps you use to chase the cat or run down the mailman? Now you can easily tell the health benefit from these popular activities.
And if you happen to be a dog’s owner, this might be a great way to see if Fido is due a few walks. Now the counter only goes to 99,999, so you probably need to reset it every few days. Also, the factor of the dog’s four legs as compared to the human’s two is probably already calculated into the display, so manually doubling the count is not required. And finally – it won’t work with cats. Cats are just like that, so don’t ask.
via redferret
Pedometer
A pedometer is a device, usually portable and electronic or electromechanical, that counts each step a person takes by detecting the motion of the person’s 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 (such as in kilometres or miles) is desired.
source:wikipedia
