Yamax SW701 Digi-Walker Pedometer

It does count steps, but I'm not sure who's steps it is counting. There aren't any instructions about where on your body you should wear it. There also aren't very many instructions at all on the proper use of the device. The first night that I tried to wear it on my waistband, it was obviously in the wrong spot because I walked a half of a mile, and it only counted 23 steps. After talking with friends who owned other brands of step counters (much better ones), I started wearing it on my waist band further back on my hip. That seemed to be closer to a more accurate count. But then riding in the car, bumpy roads and such, add more steps, so I am not sure how many steps I have actually done at the end of the day. I've already lost it once in the snow, overnight. So I would suggest buying some sort of cord to attach it to your clothes. Although, I suppose I can say it is a pretty tough device to stay out in the cold wet snow for about 12 hours and still be operational. Overall, I find the device to be cumbersome, problematic and frustrating. More instructions on the proper use and care would be helpful. But I wouldn't buy it again or recommend it to a friend.

This is the third Digi-Walker I've owned over the past 15 years or so.I got my first one wet.I don't know what happened to my second one - it started counting steps unreliably after about 5 years' use (even with a new battery).I only need the steps/distance. I don't use the kcal feature very much, but the price was right!As my weight changes, I'd need to reprogram the caloric factor (unnecessary for distance/steps).Through the years I've been given other pedometers as business promotions; Digiwalker is by far the most dependable/accurate of all the ones I've tested (wearing both).I'm using the strap/clip from my previous Digi-Walker - that's an important feature that wasn't part of this item.

It seems a bit expensive now that I have it here in hand. I've used it and on walks I believe it is correct, but if I wear it around the house just to count steps all kinds of things influence the recorder and the number of steps are way off.

Works good I guess, no way to calibrate it that is worth the effort.Only issue is if you close the lid you will play hell getting it open again.

Gave it 3 stars because when it worked, it worked well. However, it sporadically registered steps. I returned it and ordered another brand. I didn't want to trust getting another defective one.

Overall, I like this product. It's lightweight, accurate and easy to use. I've had other pedometers that were large and difficult to wear to work. I wear one every day. It's comfortable no one notices it. I would recommend it.

It's okay but not as helpful as I had hoped. It is a bit awkward to fit it onto a dress (wife) or me (summer shorts) without a belt. But, it does work.

I do interval walking, where you walk with bursts of speed at set intervals. In my case, I jog at those intervals. NONE of the pedometers I tried would accurately count my running steps until this one. I KNEW how far I was traveling on my workouts. It is exactly 1/2 mile from my front door to my mailbox. it is exactly 1/10 mile from my back door, around our gas tanks, around the front of the house and back to the back door. (Can you tell I live out in the country?) My daily workout now is 17 laps around the gas tanks and back to the back door. That's 1.7 miles. When I got back inside this morning, this pedometer read 1.68 miles. I am sold!!