I don’t know about you, but I lead something of a…sedentary life style. With the rising costs of gas, I try to walk where I can, but ultimately I’m not getting nearly enough exercise.

I’ve tried other pedometers, little devices that clip to your belt and measure how many steps you’ve walked during the day. The idea is that you just go about your daily life, seeing how many steps you’ve taken during the day, and then at the end of the day you go for a long walk until you’ve hit your target number of steps.

It’s not a fantastic plan, because it presupposes that the 20 steps it takes for me to walk to the bathroom and back is as valuable as a walk downtown. The goal isn’t just to move a certain amount of space, but to actually get your heart rate up.

Enter the Omron. This pedometer actually tracks the difference between standard steps and aerobic steps so that you know how much of a work out you’re actually getting. As soon as you walk for more than 10 continuous minutes at more than 60 steps per minute it begins to record the steps.

Additionally, the device comes with the Advanced Omron Health Management Software so you can plug the pedometer into your computer and chart your progress over time, figuring out what kind of progress you’re doing.

It’s a fantastic tool for people who are looking to get more activity into their lives.

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