Omron Walking Style IV Activity Monitor

I got this to record daily exercise. I bought it because it is Omron who make a lot of kit for hospitals and I already have a number of their products which are good. This arrived quickly and was easy to set up with time, weight, height and stride length.Getting the stride length right, on pedometers, is always difficult, so I set mine approximately and then downloaded an App which measures distance by GPS which I used to gradually make adjustments until the distance was reasonably reliable. The actual distance on these items is always a bit hit and miss since one rarely does a uniform stride length, that said, I now have it showing within 0.1 of a mile against the GPS tracker over 3 to 5 miles.This item is easy to use and read. It resets at midnight and works automatically; you can also set it for an individual walk. It comes with a nice sturdy clip and strap so you can clip it to your pocket and leave inside.If you are looking for a pedometer you could do a lot worse. It is not the cheapest but you get what you pay for and I would definitely recommend this item.

good bit of kit. small and compact. easy to keepnote of your step count.

A good size stepper that will fit in your pocket easily. It's pretty accurate and easy to use. It just tracks steps nothing else.

Great no nonsense pedometer, slip in a pocket and go anywhere , a quality item.

It is a puzzle to follow the instruction sheet as it is multi lingual

Make no mistake, this is a quality product, which I have had for a few weeks now (it cost around £23 when I bought it). I’ve had cheaper pedometers before, but they never seemed to last, and to keep on replacing like for like is a false economy. I’ve had mental health issues and have mainly been in a bit of a rut for the last few years, and my physical health has suffered too.As soon as I saw this particular make and model on here, and read the mainly positive reviews, I decided to take a chance, and a few weeks on, I’m so glad that I did. It’s fairly straightforward to set up, then just slip it in your pocket or preferred option and you’re good to go.I’m writing this review off the back of setting a new personal best (almost 13,000 steps in 1 hour 44 minutes), and look forward to clocking up plenty more miles/kilometres with this little beauty. Omron are a leading UK maker of healthcare equipment, and the build quality of this pedometer certainly does not detract from their reputation.

Spot on accuracy

I agree entirely with the comment by Chris ap AlfredMy Walking Style II worked for many years but the button for reference back to 7 previous day's results ceased to work although it does allow resetting of the device! I bought a IV. I have the two working side by side. The two devices show over 100% difference in readings for steps with almost zero for the three other measurements. Reference across to my wife's Fitbit shows the IV to be way off accuracy.Chris ap Alfred1.0 out of 5 stars Lousy algorithmReviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2020Colour Name: BlackVerified PurchaseThis is a good example of how misguided product development can ruin a perfectly acceptable device. The Walking Style II did all the necessaries, counted every step. You can't get it any more. So when mine cooked, it was the IV. This little beast doesn't count every step, it decides which it will count. Walk a bit slowly, or up and down stairs, and it won't register the steps. Short bursts up to 10 steps are ignored, too. This algorithm could have been built in as an option, but no. The text font for setting up is miniscule. Doesn't match my needs at all.