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Get fitter by walking 10,000 steps a day

Pedometer

A pedometer simply measures the number of steps you take! Health Experts reckon that we should all be walking about 10,000 steps a day. A friend of mine has been measuring her steps recently and found herself slightly short of the recommended amount and so makes the effort every day to bring the amount up.
Walking is something most of us do every day. Whether you're walking round the office, round the home or too and from school.

You can buy them at lots of places.

Argos sell pedometers - just do a search for pedometers and you'll see the full range. They also have loads of fitness equipment too

They even have mp3 player pedometers!

• Only three out of 10 people do enough exercise but eight out of 10 think they do
  
• 10,000 steps equals about five miles
  
• Most of us only walk 4,500 steps a day
  
• In 1975, we walked 255 miles a year, now 192 miles
  
• If present habits continue, by 2010 one in four people will not fit in a standard office chair
  
• 37% of coronary heart disease deaths are related to inactivity, compared to 19% related to smoking
  Source: British Heart Foundation

Or try Prezzy Box - who have a really neat one!

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Prezzy Box do a pedometer with a personal alarm function....

If you've ever felt threatened while out walking or running, or wondered what you would do if you were...this pedometer is for you. Armed with a potent 120 decibel panic alarm, it's a practical, unobtrusive way to address safety concerns while running, walking, hiking, or traveling. Backlit LCD screen also displays elapsed workout time, distance covered, and time of day. The perfect gift for someone precious.

Benefits:

Increase your feeling of security while out exercising alone or with others -- without carrying dangerous weapons or chemicals.
Easy to use pedometer shows you how far you've gone and tracks your elapsed workout time.
Should you ever be threatened, the loud, easily triggered panic alarm may increase your ability to deter an assailant.
The perfect travel companion for yourself or someone you love.
Clip on carrying strap makes security convenient.

Features:

Instantly monitors your exercise distance by using set stride length.
Features jogging and walking sensitivity adjustment.
Enjoy an extra measure of personal security while exercising.
Extremely loud 120 dB alarm is easily triggered in case of emergency.
Digital 12/24 hour clock display shows hour/minute/second on multi-function LCD display Panel.
Monitors elapsed workout time with count up timer that can be set to 99 hours.
Hi Glo backlit illumination.