It counts your steps
no, a pedometer measures footsteps
The pedometer has to be calibrated by the user
At school we measured the length of the playground with a pedometer.
He wore the pedometer to see how far he had walked that day.
It is an odometer.
A pedometer measures the distance walked in a given time. This works by the motion of the unit.
on your waist
I can give you several sentences.Everyone at work bought a pedometer and measured how many steps we take every day.The pedometer can also measure how far you have walked.People should walk at least 10,000 steps every day, and a pedometer can show you if you reach this goal.
It depends a lot on what "stride length" the pedometer is calibrated for - it varies a lot.
measuring instrument
wrist
An Omron Digital Pedometer Model HJ 112 can be bought from amazon for å£23.39. This pedometer has a seven day memory function and has some good customer reviews on amazon.