With the increasing popularity of the 10000 Steps Program and walking in general as a means of fitness exercise, the use pedometers has become more commonplace. Pedometers simply record the number of steps that you take in a day. Most will then convert this number to distance and some may also convert steps to the number of calories that you have burned. However, most do not provide a means for keeping a daily record so that you can see your progress over time.
Pedometer Log provides a means to record your daily steps for a year. It will also convert these steps to miles or kilometers and calculate the number of calories (kcal) burned while walking. You can also see a graph of your daily or weekly totals.
To use the program, first create a new file (one is automatically created for you when the program is launched) or open a previously created file. A sample file, sample_pedometer.txt is supplied with the program.
Your first step should be to tap on the DEFAULTS tab and select your unit of measurement (US or Metric), enter your stride length and your body weight. Then tap on SAVE.
Then return to the LOG tab and enter the number of steps you have taken on day one. Then save your file. Continue in this fashion for each day.
You may then tap on the GRAPH tab that will show you a graphical representation of your data. You can choose between displaying your daily totals for the current week or your weekly totals for the year.
New: Use this to create a new file. The default file name will be 'New_Pedometer_File'.
Open: Select this option from the File Menu to load in the data from a previously created file.
Save: Use this selection to save your file with the current file name.
Save As: If you wish to save your file with a different file name, choose this menu item.
The name of the current file is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the screen.
To enter data, tap on the LOG Tab.
This tab shows a grid where you enter the number of steps you have taken for each day of a week. To do this, tap on the cell, enter the number of steps and tap on RETURN. Once you enter the number of steps, your distance and kcal burned will be calculated and shown in the grid.
The data is divided into 52 groups of seven days. To advance to the next week, simply tap on the RIGHT arrow. To go back, tap on the LEFT arrow.
You will also see your total steps for the week and your average number of steps for the week. Please note, if you do not enter steps for a particular day, the data for that day (0) is not used when calculating averages. For example if your total number of steps for the week was 60000 and you only entered data for 6 days, your average would be 10000.
To display a graphical representation of your data, tap on the GRAPH Tab.
You can choose between displaying your daily totals for the current week or your weekly totals for the year by tapping on the respective button.
The third tab (DEFAULTS) allows you to select your unit of measurement (US or Metric) and enter your body weight, which is used to calculate your kcal, and your stride length, which is used to calculate the distance that you have walked.
System of Measurement: Select US or Metric for your unit of measurement.
Stride Length: Enter the length of your stride, inches or centimeters depending on which system of measurement you selected. The normal stride length for women is about 27 inches and for men about 30 inches.
Body Weight: Enter you body weight, pounds or kilograms depending on which system of measurement you selected. The information is used when calculating the number of calories (kcal) that you used when walking.
When you are finished entering your information, tap on SAVE. This data will be part of your file so if you create a second file, it should also be personalized for the user.
Calculations for kcal are based on MET values found in The Compendium of Physical Activities Tracking Guide (Ainsworth) and are based on a moderate pace of walking (3.0 to 3.5 miles/hour) on a level surface.
For US: kcal = miles x body weight (pounds) x .5
For Metric: kcal = kilometers x body weight (kilograms) x .684
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