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Best FreeAppsApp of the FortnightFITNESS
Pedometer
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4.4Weallneedtokeep
ourselvesfitbutnotallof
uscanaffordtheextra
expenseofafitnessband
tohelpmonitorour
exercise.Whileboth
AppleandGoogleprovide
theirownfitnessapps,
Pedometerisanexcellent
optionforAndroidusers.
Theapp’sstylish,
minimalistdesignlooks
greatandisvery
straightforwardtouse.
Itschiefaimistocount
yourstepsandpresent
youwithdaily,weekly
ormonthlyreportsthat
letyoutrackyourfitnessgoalsandshareyourprogress
withfriendsandfamily.Inourtests,wefoundthatitwas
reasonablyaccurate,thoughnotasgoodattrackingsteps
asthebest,dedicatedwearables.Plus,youhaveto
remembertokeepyourphonewithyouatalltimes.
Unlikesomesimilarapps,Pedometerhasaverylow
impactonyourdevice’sperformance.Althoughitrunsin
thebackground(evenwhen
yourphoneisonstandby),
itusesyourdevice’sbuilt-in
sensorstocountyoursteps
–becausethere’snoGPS
trackinginvolved,itbarely
consumesanybatterypower.
Pedometerdoesn’taskfor
anyunnecessarypermiss ions
when youinstal lita nd you
don’tevenneed to sign into an
account. Theapp’s developer
claimsthat it nevercolle cts
your personal data
or shares informationabout
youwith thirdparties.
It’s also 100% free,soyou
won’tfindany features
annoyinglylockedbehind
apaywall.Our onlycomplai nt
concerns the
largefull-screen
adsthatpop upintermittently.These aside,
Pedometer is arefreshinglysimple waytokeep
on topofyourdaily step count.Ourrating HHHHH1When you firstlaunch
Pedometer,youneed to
completesome Personal
Information screens.Select
the Man or Womanicon^1
under Gender,then usethe
verticalsliding scale^2 to
set your Height (incm).
TapNext Step^3 and enter
yourdateof birth using the
tumblers.Tap Next Step
again and, onthe final
setup screen, swipethe
scaletosetyour current
weight.PressComplete.2Theapp’smainscreen
provides youwith a
summaryof your day’s
steps sofar,^1 along with
furtherinformation about
the caloriesyou’veburned,
the timeyou’vespent
exercisingand the distance
you’vetravelled.^2 Press
Share^3 to sendyour
achievements viayour
preferred messagingapp.
Swipe lefttoviewagraph
showingyour dailyexercise
hour-by-hour.3Youmay want to adjust
some ofPedometer’s
settings beforeyou start
using it–press the cog
icon in thetop-rightcorner
to openamenu of options.
Youcan chooseTarget
Step Number,^1 then
selectahigher(orlower)
number of dailysteps^2
–the default is 10,000.
Backonthe main screen,
tapthe top-left menuicon
to viewweekly ormonthly
step data.MINIWORKSHOP
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