OmronWalking Style IV Activity Monitor

I got this to record daily exercise. I bought it because it is Omron who make a lot of kit for hospitals and I already have a number of their products which are good. This arrived quickly and was easy to set up with time, weight, height and stride length.Getting the stride length right, on pedometers, is always difficult, so I set mine approximately and then downloaded an App which measures distance by GPS which I used to gradually make adjustments until the distance was reasonably reliable. The actual distance on these items is always a bit hit and miss since one rarely does a uniform stride length, that said, I now have it showing within 0.1 of a mile against the GPS tracker over 3 to 5 miles.This item is easy to use and read. It resets at midnight and works automatically; you can also set it for an individual walk. It comes with a nice sturdy clip and strap so you can clip it to your pocket and leave inside.If you are looking for a pedometer you could do a lot worse. It is not the cheapest but you get what you pay for and I would definitely recommend this item.

Great no nonsense pedometer, slip in a pocket and go anywhere , a quality item.

A good size stepper that will fit in your pocket easily. It's pretty accurate and easy to use. It just tracks steps nothing else.

I love the simplicity of design and use and ease of clipping the device to the edge of my trouser pocket to place into the pocket for the day. I wanted to keep track of my walking without the need for a band to replace a watch or in addition to a watch, and based on some research, positioning a pedometer on a leg should be more accurate than on a wrist. When I walked 10,000 steps, a small person icon jumped up and down with joy - very cute. I have no need for a device connected to an app, and the battery should last a very long time compared to wrist-worn devices. The price was very reasonable - I didn’t want to spend a lot. It’s a good brand of medical monitoring devices so I decided it would be the best choice for me compared to cheaper makes.

The device itself seems fine but the method of attachment to clothing if there are no pockets available is totally impractical, requiring a long lanyard to be suspended from a flimsy clip so that the whole things swings back and forth whilst walking. Returned because of this.

Make no mistake, this is a quality product, which I have had for a few weeks now (it cost around £23 when I bought it). I’ve had cheaper pedometers before, but they never seemed to last, and to keep on replacing like for like is a false economy. I’ve had mental health issues and have mainly been in a bit of a rut for the last few years, and my physical health has suffered too.As soon as I saw this particular make and model on here, and read the mainly positive reviews, I decided to take a chance, and a few weeks on, I’m so glad that I did. It’s fairly straightforward to set up, then just slip it in your pocket or preferred option and you’re good to go.I’m writing this review off the back of setting a new personal best (almost 13,000 steps in 1 hour 44 minutes), and look forward to clocking up plenty more miles/kilometres with this little beauty. Omron are a leading UK maker of healthcare equipment, and the build quality of this pedometer certainly does not detract from their reputation.

This is a nice neat pedometer, small enough to slip in your trouser pocket or jacket, hardly any weight at all.It does what it says on the box. The reason i only gave it 4 stars for easy to use , i found it a little confusing to set up , but once i got the hang of it all is good. I would recommend this item

Measures steps well, is easy to wear or put in pocket, the only problem I could find is in setting the unit up in the first place