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New Omron acceleration pedometer available
Last year I was giving a workshop in Melbourne when one of the participants pulled a pedometer out of her bra and checked her step count.The other people at the workshop were just as intrigued as I was: what an original place to wear a pedometer!
This was no ordinary pedometer. It was an acceleration pedometer, the new generation of pedometers that uses acceleration sensors to count steps at any angle.
For several months I coveted the idea of wearing a pedometer in my bra. With my clip-on-the-hip pedometer, using it is dependent on what I wear. If I wear a tailored dress one day, I can't wear my pedometer because it looks lumpy under my dress. Then I lose my momentum and I forget to wear it the next day, and the one after that...
Having investigated the various acceleration pedometers available, I'm pleased to announce that the new Omron acceleration pedometer is now available to you through my E-Shop.
This pedometer uses unique acceleration sensors to accurately count your steps, whether you carry it in your bag, in your pocket, or wear it around your neck.
I've been road testing this neat little pedometer for the past three months and I absolutely love it. Every day it tucks discreetly into my bra regardless of what I'm wearing. Because I can wear it every day, I do wear it every day.
It always amazes me the difference that seeing my daily step counts makes to my activity levels and my attitude about it.
This summer I've needed to do quite a bit more running around with our children than usual. Being an 'energy efficient' person, burning kilojoules is not something that comes naturally to me. However, when I saw how much this enforced incidental activity made to my step counts every day, I actually started to relish that activity.
Several afternoons this summer I even found myself walking up the road under the hot sun to buy lunch rather than going upstairs to buy it, just so that I could increase my step count. How bizarre but wonderful.
Three months later and I'm enjoying the benefits of having kept my daily step counts up around the 10,000 mark. Last Thursday I wore my slim fitting jeans again for the first time since the weather got too hot in December, and how pleasing it was to see them glide on so easily!
If you'd like to order one of my new acceleration pedometers to help motivate you to stay active and on track for success, click here.
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