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Other Frequently Asked Questions:
- How do I replace the battery in my pedometer?
- Why does my treadmill report a different mileage distance than my pedometer?
- Will a pedometer work on stairs? I want to increase my activity by using the stairs in our apartment building. If it works on stairs, how is stride on stairs calculated?
- What is the stride length increment for the NL-2000? Does this model also measure distance?
- Will my pedometer work when riding a bike or must it be a walking/running activity?
Q: How
do I replace the battery in my pedometer?
A:
Your DIGI-WALKER pedometer lets you know when its battery is low by dimming its display.
(Note: NL-2000 users need a CR-2016 battery. Click here for step-by-step instructions.) Here's how to change the battery:
- Obtain a LR-44 battery (readily available at discount, office supply or watch/camera stores).
- Open the back of the step counter:
- Place a coin in the slot on the bottom of the pedometer.
- Turn the coin and snap the cover open.
- Gently lift the cover.
- Replace the "dead" battery with the new one, making sure the "+" sign faces you.
- Replace the cover, making sure it is properly aligned before you snap it shut.
- Make sure the cover is secure.
- Perform a self-test.
- Hold down all the buttons simultaneously for five seconds.
- When the display goes blank, remove your fingers from the buttons.
- Your display should show "88888" and then "0". If not, remove the battery and then put it back in. Your display should read "0".
Q: Why
does my treadmill report a different mileage distance than my pedometer?
A: Some people find that if they wear their pedometer while walking
on a treadmill, their pedometer might report a different mileage reading
than the treadmill.
For some people, this discrepancy can be troublesome because they don't know whether their treadmill is off or the pedometer is off.
There are three possibilities for such discrepancies: First, unless you have your treadmill calibrated regularly, it is most likely inaccurate. The only treadmills that are calibrated regularly are probably those in human performance labs or cardiac centers. A second possibility is that you've figured your stride length inaccurately. We provide three different ways to figure your stride length in the User's Guide & Record Book that comes with each of our DIGI-WALKERT pedometers. A third possibility has to do with the change in the length of your stride as you change the speed or incline on your treadmill. You must realize that your stride length does not remain constant.
Q: Will a pedometer work on stairs? I want to increase my activity by using the stairs in our apartment building. If it works on stairs, how is stride on stairs calculated?
A: Your pedometer
will count your steps as you go up and down stairs, but it will calculate
the distance based on the walking stride length that you entered into
your pedometer. I wouldn't advise trying to figure out a "stair stride
length" for the distance calculation. Ultimately, everyone's goal is to
increase physical activity energy expenditure to about 300-400 kilocalories
per day to achieve the most health benefits. The simplest way to do that
is taking 10,000 steps a day, and that includes steps taken going uphill
and downhill, steps taken going up stairs and down stairs and steps taken
walking on level ground. I think your decision to use the stairs in your
apartment building is a great one! Your DIGI-WALKERT pedometer will count
each step (stair).
Q: What is the stride length increment for the NL-2000? Does this model also measure distance?
A: The NL-2000 does not calculate distance, so you don't need to enter stride length. The NL-2000 counts steps, calculates activity Calories (those burned through activity and exercise), and calculates total Calories (a combination of your activity Calories, and the Calories you burn at rest).
Q: Will my pedometer work when riding a bike or must it be a walking/running activity?
A: A pedometer may record some cycling activity (pedal revolutions perhaps), but a pedal revolution will not expend the energy that a walking or running step will expend. Ultimately we are trying to measure/estimate energy expenditure. There are cyclo-computers for bikes that are very inexpensive. You might consider using one of them.