If you’ve been reading my articles for some time you’re probably wondering where to find pedometers for sale, but before you run out (or should I say ‘walk’ to the nearest store) to buy one, please review the current features and decide which pedometer is best for you, serves your fitness goals, and fits your budget.

I’ll do my best to help you in this article. (Below I’ve added some of the highest reviewed units on Amazon for you – where thousands are sold and reviewed every month.)

If you’ve just started walking 10,000 steps per day you may only want the most basic device with an eye on a more advanced model once you reach your initial fitness goal.

There are three basic models of pedometers for sale, (walking, jogging, running), but a lot of features to choose from. Added to your choices is that although they seem simple in their core function not all of them work as well as they are said to. Since fitness related products are big business a lot of new pedometers (some of them from start-up companies with no prior experience in manufacturing these devices) have entered the marketplace in the last 10 years.

I would hate it if you set your goals, purchased a pedometer to track and record your daily commitment and progress and then found it didn’t work or stopped working after just a few months. Early on it is easy to find excuses to give up and a broken pedometer is just such an excuse so let’s get you a good one that works and is easy and fun to operate. It will inspire you to keep walking. It did for me, anyway.

The Basics: A pedometer is a small gadget that you attach to your body and tracks your progress while you walk, jog or run. They are light and compact and now come loaded with tools, programs and features to make fitness more enjoyable.

Some of the pedometers for sale today track:

• Calories burnt
• Current, average, and/or maximum distance traveled
• Time spent exercising or walking
• Heart rate
• USB connection (to upload to your progress to your home computer and, with included software, track your progress)
• Music Pacer (changes your MP3 playlist based on your current pace)
• Alarm Clock
• FM receiver
• Auto daily reset

These features and others will vary depending on the type of pedometer you purchase. Your first decision then, will be whether you want a step counter, GPS, or talking pedometer. Don’t worry about the features costing you a lot of money as you can find great pedometers for sale with your preferred features for under $50 in most cases. Over the next few days I will put up my favorite models based on your current fitness levels and your wish list of features that other people have also reviewed to be excellent models.

If you can’t wait the Omron (at right) is an excellent all round model. Basically any model that is accurate and allows you to count steps will keep you motivated, help you to increase the amount of daily exercise, increase your metabolic rate and live a longer, healthier, life.