Oregon Scientific PE316CA Pedometer with Calorie Counter
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Customer Reviews of Oregon Scientific PE316CA Pedometer with Calorie Counter
Customer Review: Save your money.
Summary: 1 Stars
It sounded like a good idea... Perhaps a higher-end model would work better - but this one felt awkward and performed "cheaply". The poor design made it difficult to open and adjust. I put it on once to test it and it seemed to be somewhat accurate in step counting with only small error. Before I got a chance to read the directions to try other options (something I have never had to do with what I would have thought to be much more compicated equipment) it got some moisture in it and stopped working completely. Into the junk drawer with other quickly dimmed bright ideas. A nice idea, poor execution.Customer Review: Great Motivation Tool
Summary: 4 Stars
I read that you should walk 10,000 steps in a day. I thought surely I surpassed this, I work in an office, but am often running around from one end to the next. At the end of the day, I normally have 4 thousand steps to make up, and this is a great motivational tool! It reminds me I have not gotten all the exercise I should, and I take a quick walk, and by bedtime, Ive surpassed 10 thousand steps! I had no trouble understanding how to program it, and Im pretty easy to confuse with directions. It keeps calories burned, steps walked, has a indiglo back light, and even tells you the distance you walk in a day.Customer Review: Good, but tricky to calibrate...
Summary: 4 Stars
A little difficult to calibrate correctly. The instructions are clear, but the machine doesn't seem to agree with my measurements, and so sometimes I get strange readings (30 paces, when I've walked 10 steps), etc... and no instructions given about how to troubleshoot this. I got it through experimentation, but I still get strange results... Maybe my pace is a LOT smaller than most people, but most of my readings say there should be about 2000 steps in a mile... my miles run about 3300... =/ Huh?
Overall though, as a general guideline, it is sufficient.
Customer Review: I really like this little gadget.
Summary: 5 Stars
First, my walks around my village were boring, so I tried audio cassette books, which turned out super. Then I bought this little gadget and I can now calculate how many miles I have walked, how many calories I have expended, and how much progress I have made. It's very handy as it hooks onto your belt loop, and if you don't have a belt loop, you can hook it to your waistband, and so far it seems to be very accurate. I love it, and highly recommend it. It makes you competitive in a way, wanting to burn one more calorie than you did yesterday!Customer Review: DO NOT BUY
Summary: 1 Stars
I decided to purchase this item even though several reviews spoke of difficulty with this pedometer. The extremes of the reviews, from 5 stars to 1 had me wondering if a few people just got a "lemon" OK - please listen to ME! It IS a waste of money. It IS difficult to open. It DOES NOT calculate correctly. I walk 10 steps and the readout varies from 14 to 256! I did reset, I did put the sensitivity button all the way to the left. It just is not a good item. Save time and choose another model/maker. I am returning mine.