Changing Lives Through Pedometers

     While attending the National Physical and Health Education conference in 
Halifax, NS, I was able to meet a promoter of a pedometer company called 
Stepscount. Stepscount is a Canadian company who share common goals with 
many personal trainers, fitness instructors, life coaches and physical 
education teachers. They are pro-movement. Stepscount emphasizes the usage 
of their pedometers along with their personalized computer software to allow 
pedometer users to track their steps taken and caloric expenditure. Along 
with Canada's Food Guide, a pedometer can be a great tool. Stepscount 
pedometers are also built for accurate steps counting and work around large 
waistlines which can sometimes cause pedometers to be less accurate. As 
well, Stepscount has separate bright orange pedometers built for children 
and young adults.
 

    Recently, I was given 30 pedometers from Stepscount to give to a "Learn to 
Run for Smokers" program in Antigonish, NS. Each pedometer was uniquely 
packaged in a pill bottle.This mimics a medicinal prescription but is 
actually a preventive prescription tool to use with prescribed exercise. 
This packaging, personalized software format and pedometer accuracy allowed 
for each client to try using the pedometer. When I used my Stepscount 
pedometer while tree planting in May, I took 16,358 steps in one day proving 
to me just how accurate these pedometers are. (I had to test them myself 
haha).
   

    Since the implementation of the pedometers, many clients of the program have 
reported attempting new daily steps goals and achieving previous daily step 
goals. Many have used their personalized computer software and their 
pedometer to track their exercise and have even started competing with each 
other to see who can achieve more steps each week.
  

    Hearing such positivity from clients of the "Learn to Run for Smokers" 
program, it is clear to me that Stepscount helps. Stepscount.com have 
quality, accurate and reasonably priced pedometers which can help you track 
your daily activity or recreational activity and help you stay focused. If 
you feel like you want or need a pedometer to help track your daily activity 
visit www.stepscount.com . 

Ryan Fahey

B.A Human Kinetics

CPTN Canada 

Canfitpro FIS, PTS

NCCP