Christmas List: Top Pedometers on the Market

If you've begun your Christmas shopping, and you have some athletic enthusiasts that you are looking to find gifts for, pedometers can be the best gift to go with. However, with the many different brands and types of pedometers on the market, it might be hard to know where to start looking, especially if you aren't an athletic enthusiast yourself.

To assist you in your hunt for the perfect pedometer, here is a guide to the top 10 on the shelves:

1. Omron Pocket Pedometer HJ-112 - This great pedometer is highly accurate and is best known for using dual accelerometers to count the steps. This pedometer counts normal walking steps and fast paced aerobic steps. You can also keep track of burned calories. The best part about this little gadget is that it can clip right to your waistband. You can purchase the Omron pocket pedometer HJ-112 for $23.00 at www.ebay.com, www.americaRX.com , or at www.activeforever.com .

2. Timex Ironman Triathlon Fitness Tracker T5K093 - This wrist pedometer is a great monitor for checking total steps throughout the day. It is mostly used and worn on the wrist, but can also be attached to the waistband as well. This gadget detects steps, calories distance and miles. You can purchase one of these Timex's for $65.00 at www.zappos.com, www.bodytronics.com, www.boatersworld.com.

3. Oregon Scientific Pedometer - For $30.00 you can purchase this great pedometer that is simply used and calculates pulse rate, heart beats per minute, calorie counter, distance and speed. You can find this pedometer at www.ebay.com.

4. Omron GoSmart Pedometer - This Pedometer is specially known for calculating walked steps; distance travelled, and burned calories. The best part about this particular pedometer is that it can track all of these things while sitting in your purse or pocket. It also has a 7 day memory, and has a sleep mode to save the batteries. You can purchase this pedometer for around $44.99 at www.amazon.com, www.ebay.com, and www.americaRX.com.

5. Accusplit AE 120XL - You can purchase this pedometer for around $14.95-$25.00. It is simplistic and is capable of counting up to 100,000 steps. This is a simple pedometer that is just primarily used for just step counting. You can find this pedometer at www.amazon.com.

6. Omron HJ-720ITC Pocket Pedometer - This great gadget not only counts the steps, calories, can be used as a stop watch and a clock, but it can also be plugged into your computer to transfer daily data. You can purchase this high tech pedometer for around $31.00 on www.amazon.com.

7. Omron HJ-151 Hip Pedometer - You can purchase this pedometer for $13.50 at www.amazon.com, and it is a small device which is thin and sleek. It can be clipped to your waistband, and it is so thin that it can be barely felt when wearing. This pedometer is known to have great reviews and is rated 4.5 out of 5 stars from users of this product.

8. Omron HJ-113 Pocket Pedometer - This great pedometer slips right into your pocket and can be forgotten about all day. At the end of the day you can easily view all of your steps, and calories burned. You can purchase an Omron HJ-113 for only $16.00 at www.amazon.com.

9. Swoo DMC-03 - Not only does this pedometer come in multi colors, but it also comes in a low price of $9.99. You can find this popular Swoo DMC -03 at www.amazon.com.

10. Sportline 340 Strider Pedometer - This simplistic pedometer can be purchased for as low as $4.00 on www.amazon.com, and is primarily just used a simple step counter.