These Things Are Made for Walking and That’s Just What You’ll Do

As we start to gear up for the holidays, our stomachs are going to be getting some of the biggest workouts of the year. Turkeys, hams, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, pie, cookies, etc., New Year’s resolutions can’t come soon enough! Well, why not get started early on working off those pounds as they come in? Basic science says that if you expend more calories than you consume, you will lose weight. If you’re into running or just walking for exercise, the HJ-112 Digital Pedometer by Omron is exactly what you need to count those calories you’re burning.

The HJ-112 covers all the essentials health stats related to your personal foot traffic. The pedometer displays the time, aerobic steps, distance in miles, and calories/fat grams burned as you walk on flat surfaces and even hills. It’s a great tool to help you stay on track with your exercise program and reach your health goals. Craig Newmark, founder and namesake of Craigslist.org (not to mention a rather goal-oriented guy), uses the HJ-112 to keep count of all his footwork to stay fit.

I needed a reliable and consistent measure of how many steps I take, which my nutritionist then uses to calculate how many calories I’ve burned. Many pedometers, I discovered, don’t work very well on hills and are difficult to attach to my belt. The Omron HJ-112 has none of these defects. It’s durable and easy to use, and it works even when discreetly hidden in my pocket. My Omron is simple, yes, but it tells me all I really need to know: that I walk an average of 8,000 steps each day, burning as much as 500 calories.

The HJ-112 is good for both running and walking, unlike many other pedometers that have issues when you try to increase the pace too much. As Craig tells us, the basic design and absence of superfluous features make the Omron and easy and fun way to keep track of all the miles you put on during the days and weeks ahead. So, go ahead and put an extra ladle of gravy on those mashed potatoes, because now you can keep track of exactly when you’ve burned off those 1000 extra calories.

Buy the Omron HJ-112 Digital Premium Pedometer on Amazon.

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