How to Use pedometer in a Sentence
pedometer
noun-
The app uses the Android phone's pedometer to count the user's steps.
— Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 18 Dec. 2017 -
Those who submit their journals at the end of the challenge have the chance to win a pedometer or a walking pole.
— BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2021 -
Many schools demand the use of pedometers and selfies to verify the dates took place.
— Mary Ryu, WSJ, 15 Feb. 2019 -
The iPhone Health app pedometer is perfect in every way.
— The New York Times, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2018 -
Children will wear a small device called a talk pedometer, which detects the number of words the child hears every day.
— Anna Beahm | Abeahm@al.com, al, 25 Sep. 2019 -
Everyone who signs up for the program receives a pedometer and a bag to be stuffed over time with goodies like stretch bands and stress balls.
— Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 15 Feb. 2018 -
The point of the experiment was to test whether or not ants used internal pedometers to help navigate back to their nests.
— Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2020 -
Fontaine has earmarked money to purchase pedometers for students in grades 2, 3, and 4.
— Denise Coffey, courant.com, 10 Sep. 2019 -
Walking around each room while pushing a vacuum or broom is guaranteed to add some steps to your pedometer -- and leave you with clean floors.
— cleveland, 4 Feb. 2022 -
Hoggarth, who at 47 had her own health issues, including high cholesterol, glanced at the pedometer on her wrist.
— Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2020 -
No fees are involved, and each participant will be given a pedometer to keep.
— Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 12 Aug. 2019 -
There was a time when wearable fitness trackers meant a simple pedometer.
— Julie Gallagher, Wired, 17 Sep. 2021 -
This pedometer built into your smartphone is great for keeping track of steps and activity throughout the day.
— Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2020 -
Pedometers proved that the daily distance was best counted in miles; some nurses averaged 8-10 per shift.
— Jeanne Kisacky, Smithsonian, 14 June 2017 -
In the 1960s a company in Japan invented an early pedometer.
— Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 1 May 2023 -
Beyond the Ida collars, other tech start-ups make cow pedometers, robot milkers, tail sensors and electroshock collars that can stop or shift a herd.
— Drew Harwell, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2018 -
Smartphones, fitness trackers and pedometers can track changes in these accelerations to count how many steps a person takes throughout the day.
— Ben Finio, Scientific American, 26 Dec. 2019 -
An app like Pacer is essentially a pedometer built into your smartphone, which is excellent for keeping track of your steps both on your walk and throughout the day.
— Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023 -
Many of the products marketed to parents include some texting, phone call and pedometer features, but one of their major selling points is safety.
— Nicole Daniels, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020 -
A fun way to track physical activity is using a pedometer to measure steps taken per day.
— Amanda C. Fifi, M.d., miamiherald, 10 July 2017 -
Available in multiple colors and with an adjustable strap, this pedometer includes an AG4 battery (already in the tracker).
— Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2022 -
A fifth semi-finalist has created a wearable device, VersaMe, that functions like a word pedometer, counting the number of words a child hears.
— Noelle Swan, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2017 -
The bags also contained a pedometer to encourage exercise and chewing gum.
— Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2017 -
Participants receive a pedometer and a cellular scale that transmits their weight readings to their Omada profile, and are visible to the coach.
— Laura Landro, WSJ, 25 June 2017 -
Who knew that those first pedometers would turn into a cultural normality?
— Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 5 May 2023 -
To track your mileage and keep yourself motivated, consider buying a pedometer.
— Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 3 June 2020 -
Our engineers also measure battery life and the accuracy of the pedometer and heart monitor, when relevant.
— Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 28 Nov. 2022 -
Our engineers also measure battery life and the accuracy of the device's pedometer and heart monitor, when relevant.
— Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2022 -
Dumbbells also make a solid investment, as do indoor bike trainers (turning a regular bike into a stationary bike), weight vests, heart-rate monitors, and pedometers.
— Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 18 Mar. 2020 -
Other features can include a pedometer, a pulse oximeter, and/or menstrual cycle tracking.
— Elizabeth Yuko, Verywell Health, 10 May 2023
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