Omron Hj-113 Pocket Pedometer, Walking Style, Black, 1 Count (Pack of 1)

I've been a real advocate of the Omrom HJ-112 for years. Absolutely loved my old HJ-112... Unfortunately I got careless and accidently left it clipped to my pants and ran them through the washing machine... So I decided to get a new pedometer. I was intrigued by this new model and decided to give it a try. I really like it. It has some improvements over the HJ-112 and it's less expensive to boot! Briefly here are the differences: 1) It's smaller in circumference, but slightly thicker. 2) It has a different paint job. 3) There's one less button, the reset function has been removed, which I rarely used on my old pedometer. 4) The real improvement is that while the HJ-112 stored your KCal burned, total steps, aerobic steps, and total miles for 7 days it did not save your aerobic minutes. They were only visible for the current day. The HJ-113 stores aerobic minutes as well as all the others for 7 days. This was a great improvement for me. I like to log my aerobic distance as well as time. It helps me to calculate walking speed, a component of my program I'm trying to improve. 5) They've also included a fat gram burned on the KCal display. Frankly it's just the KCal divided by 9. I doesn't add anything for me, but it might help motivate someone else. So overall I think this model is fantastic; it offers all the benefits of the HJ-112 (I find it's every bit as accurate, etc) and it has a few added benefits of its own. Namely: it's slightly smaller, it stores your aerobic times as well as distance for 7 days, it calculates fat grams burned, and it's cheaper! FYI: mine came with battery, so that's not how they're trying to save $. I got mine via Amazon/J&R and even with the nominal amount of shipping ($2) it was still less expensive than the HJ-112. I heartily recommend it, it's a great motivational tool. Also contrary to info in other reviews this is not a European model; all the distances are in miles, weight input is in lbs, stride is in inches, ect.

If you are moving from an old-fashioned cheap pedometer that only counts steps and needs daily resetting, you will feel like you moved into the modern age with this. Initial set-up is easy and similar to a clock - you put in the time, your weight, and your stride length. After that, it will track your total steps and your aerobic steps automatically and keep a 7 day log, changing days automatically at midnight. Push the Mode button to see the four displays: total steps, aerobic steps, kcal burned, miles. The default display is total steps and time; I even use it as a pocket watch. You push the Memo button to see your history from the previous 7 days. You don't need to do anything but slip it in your pocket or clip it on in the morning to have it do its thing. You don't need to reset again unless the time, your weight, or your stride length change. The set button is recessed (use the end of a chopstick or paintbrush) to avoid accidental resetting in your pocket. The only issue I've had is accidentally pressing the Memo button during activities where I bend and twist a lot. When it is displaying previous days, it is not recording the current day. Clipping it to my bra fixed that for me. If you hope to wear it while playing badminton or handball, you'll have to figure out how to avoid this issue. I've been using mine for a week. It's accurate whether on the clip or in my pocket, does not pick up stray steps when I drive, and has been a great motivator not only for total steps, but to make sure I do enough brisk continuous walking (aerobic walking). The requirement for aerobic walking is only 60 steps/minute for at least 10 minutes continuously, but you will be surprised how effective meeting a daily goal is. This is where the product stands out for me. Highly recommended by this 53-year-old woman. Edit on 9/24/12: this pedometer has been with me daily since July. I now walk 5 miles/day total, 40-60 minutes aerobic pace, and have lost weight, gained muscle, and feel like a new woman. The pedometer remains durable and reliable. After a week or so, I started using it exclusively in my pocket rather than in the belt clip. It's comfortable, accurate, and discreet. This little thing was more help to me than any gym membership or aerobics class. I'm now active all day, every day. Highly recommended.

I had pretty much given up on pedometers because I have had several over the years and none of them seemed to have worked very well, or if they did work, they did not work for long. Then I saw an ad for this product and was intrigued by the company's name, as I had just purchased an Omron Blood Pressure monitor after doing much research to discover that Omron had by far the most highly rated BP monitors on the market and were highly recommended by both the AMA and AHA. And I soon determined that this BP monitor was as accurate as a nurse doing it the old fashioned way with a hand pump tournequet and a stethoscope. So I figured they probably also made a good pedometer. I have only had this product for a few days, so I may be premature, but so far this product has been working flawlessly. On my walks at lunchtime at work, I have a milestone that is just about exactly one mile from my starting point and when I checked the distance when I reached that point it was right on. If this product continues to perform this way over time I will be very pleased. There is only one thing that really bothers me about this product. When I first got it of course I had to play around with it for awhile and after I was done, it was after midnight and I had a few hundred steps on it. To get ready for my walk the next morning, I tried to figure out how to set it back to zero and could not figure it out. After going through the manual twice, I realized that you cannot set it back to zero manually unless you press the system restart button on the back, which will wipe out all of your data, including date, time, weight, and stride length as well as all the history. I could not believe that there was no simple reset. I brought it to work this morning and by the time I got to work and made it to my desk, it had over 200 steps on it and showed one tenth of a mile. So when I went for my lunchtime walk, I had to subtract what was already on the device to get an accurate measurement of my walk. Apparently, this device was designed for people who wear their pedometer all day to measure all their steps for the day to see if they get the magic 10,000 steps per day. I do not use pedometers this way. I just want to measure my daily walks and sometimes I will take more than one walk on the same day. So this was kind of disappointing. But at least it automatically resets itself at midnight every day. So for those of you who wear their peds all day to get a count of all their steps, this pedometer is probably perfect for you.

Bought two of these last winter to encourage my husband and I to walk daily (ok--at least four times a week). Well, they sat in a drawer until October of this year (2014) when my workplace offered a group walking challenge--teams walk a certain number of steps for 6 weeks, blah, blah. So I fished mine out because on day one of the work challenge I dropped the cheapo they had handed out and stepped on it--oops. I bought a $10 replacement at Sears--didn't work for beans. Then recalled this. I dug it out, put in the battery, read the directions for setting up (not too obtuse--YAY), and woo-hoo! Started wearing it daily at work and while walking around at home. It is VERY motivating. I find myself looking at it throughout the day and trying to boost my steps by taking the stairs instead of the elevator, walking up the street to our campus crosswalk instead of cutting across the closest spot, and even walking in the rain. It magically resets itself at midnight, and when I drive I lay it in my cupholder and it generally doesn't calculate additional steps while buzzing around town. I set my husband's up for a small member of our team who weighs about 105 pounds, and couldn't get any of the other pedometers to recognize her steps. This one did it beautifully! Oh, by the way, I dropped mine in the toilet at work (luckily, right after the cleaning people had been in), and I am happy to report that it both floats and continues to function if you dry it off right away (does not seem to be harmed by industrial-strength cleaners or ahem--a little bit of pee). I expect to enjoy mine for some time to come. It is one of those times when you get what you pay for. This is a quality little gizmo.

Kudos to Omron for making such great pedometers! This is my 3rd Omron Pedometer (I lost one on vacation & threw the other one in the washer by mistake - didn't work after that but was very clean!). This is also the 3rd different version of Omrom I've had (the first was similar to this but different color, the second was a version that lets you keep track of your steps, etc., on the pc. The reason I didn't get that one again is that I don't think the battery lasted as long & I felt it was more than I needed or wanted to do). The first pedometer I had was given to me, so when I needed to buy another one, I first checked prices at various sites & found I got the best deal at Amazon! That's why #2 & #3 were both purchased at Amazon.com. All three versions that I have owned were similar in looks & ease of use. It is very simple to set up - set the time (remember to check for am/pm before setting hour), your weight & step length. Instructions included are very clear. Then clip it on & start walking - the pedometer tells you the number of steps, aerobic steps you've taken, the calories burned & the miles walked. You set it up & forget about it. Works great - you can clip it to your waist or put in your pocket so that it's less visible - which I like. I also like the black color of this one. I've been using the omron pedometers for about 3 years now & can't image using another type or brand. My friend liked mine so much I got one for her too.

This pedometer is VERY bulky, to the point that it is not functional. There is no way to wear it discreetly. Not only is it large and fat, but the clip is poorly designed. The clip is in the middle of the back of the pedometer, which means when you clip it on your pants half of the large pedometer is sticking up above your waistband. At least if the clip was near the top, you could wear it on the inside of your waistband and it would create a bulge but at least be a bit less noticeable. There is no way to discreetly wear this pedometer on pants or skirt waistband unless you'll be wearing a heavy sweater or jacket over it, and no way at all to wear with a dress. The clip also does not hold tightly at all - be careful lowering your pants when you use the bathrooom - it will fall off! That said, the pedometer works very well in a purse of backpack, as long as it is clipped to something or in a secure pocket so it stays in a generally upright position. I was very impressed by how accurately the pedometer counted steps when in an interior pocket on my work tote carried on my shoulder. But unless you will be carrying a bag with you at all times, a pedometer really needs to be clipped to your person, and this one does not cut it because of how big and bulky it is.

I purchased this pedometer to track how far I was walking and how many steps I walked in an average day. I was also able to use it to help me see how close to my goal I was and when I reached the goal. (5000 steps) Set up was not that hard and changing the data (like weight) was easy. I make sure to take the battery out when it is not in use for a while because it does not auto shut off. That is the reason for the 3 stars.

I purchased this model for my husband because I'd had this exact model for about 5 years. Mine is still working great, and my husband really likes his. It is accurate on steps and easy to set up and use. You put in your weight and pace length, then in addition to steps and aerobic steps (continuous walking for 10 or more minutes) it gives kcal burned and distance walked. It comes with a plastic clip plus a cord you can hook to the clip or loop around your belt loop without the clip so you don't drop it. My clip broke after a couple of years, but the cord is still as good as new after five years. I don't miss the clip at all since I loop the cord around my belt loop. Without the clip it will easily fit in your pocket. It even fits in the little small pocket that many jeans have. In addition to the current day's steps, kcal, and distance, it keeps track of this information for the previous 7 days. Mine went through a front-loading washing machine once and continued to work just fine. Note: When you have to change the battery (so infrequently I forget how long it lasts, 6 months to a year maybe) you have to reenter the time, your weight and pace length.

after reading the reviews, decided to buy this version instead of the 112 type,It was'nt as easy to set up as suggested,only had it afew days but still I've ordered another type of pedometer 1) as back up..........2)to see if I prefer the other type

trying to do 10000 steps per day om ped keeps me up to date on how i'm doing cals I've burnt off ect and when its time to head for home would recommend this ped to all my friends

Excellent purchase, did exactly as expected, nice looking and easy to carry. Recommended.