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Showing posts with label Fitness Accessories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fitness Accessories. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Quick Review: OMRON Pedometer


Yesterday I spoke of getting a new pedometer. Today I wore it for the first time (during the gym) and even though it's still morning (7 am) I must say I am impressed with it!
Fiance had a cheapo pedometer weeks ago (pendulum one) and it was not accurate at all. This OMRON pedometer is not a pendulum and it is quite accurate. I wore it while doing my cardio on the elliptical and it recorded the same distance as the machine. I'll definitely be wearing this every day (or at least I will M-F, not sure on the weekends?) and reporting the mileage on my Daily Report.
All in all, it's a great pedometer for only $18!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Gym & Weighing In

Well I finally went back to the gym this morning, after a week of being sick. I was suprised that I wasn't as tired as I thought I'd be. I definitely didn't want to get out of bed, but I did. (Why did one dog whine at 2:30 am and the other growl? I have no idea.)

I haven't been posting anything about weight because we have a crappy scale that wasn't the most accurate. That has changed however! Today I went and bought this--the iGym body fat scale. It records different profiles, and measures your weight, body fat, water, and muscle percentages and also suggests the amount of calories you should eat per day. (Not so sure about that last one, to maintain my weight? To lose? I'll look further into it). I set up my profile and got everything ready for my first official weigh-in tomorrow. Woo!

Fiance wanted a pedometer. He picked out this one--OMRON Hip pedomter. It has good ratings on Amazon. It measures your total steps, the steps that are considered "moderate" (enough to be considered exercise) and even tracks calories.

I was interested in a heart rate monitor and got this one--a pink MIO. However after setting it up I realized that it was too much trouble for me. I liked that it tracked my HR and calories, etc but it requires that I actually count my calories to see how I did. And, you know, I'm just too lazy for that. Plus, the watch is a bit bulky for my tastes. I think I'll take it back and get the same pedometer as Fiance, since it tracks steps, distance and calories for me. I can then record this on my Daily Report.