With all the various types of exercise equipment you could buy, is the inexpensive pedometer really likely to affect your activity level and health? As with any piece of equipment, the answer seems to ...

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.

While the idea of a step-counting machine is 500 years old, the pedometer is now catching on as a solution to a very modern problem. It is the simplest of monitors for the simplest of exercises: ...