Fitness Monitors
Foot-Well offers a range of high-performance fitness monitors (including pedometers and heart rate monitors) that are used for walking and running. By monitoring your progress you are more likely to become and stay more active, to set yourself goals and to notice an improvement in your fitness levels over time. Products vary greatly in complexity starting from low-cost, simple to use, step and distance pedometers. There are more complex products, including a heart rate monitor watch to measure heart rate, calories burnt and to even calculate lap times, all without having to wear a chest strap. Check out our online shop for details of other accessories to make walking and running safer, comfortable and fun.
The above image shows pedometers and a heart rate watch monitor.
Whilst we all know how good walking and running are for you, we rarely think of these activities in terms of being a sport (walking is the world’s number one participation sport after all). It is easy to walk and easier than you may think to run, since whatever level you start at you will improve very quickly. You require no special skills, advanced conditioning or special equipment. All you need is a good pair of walking or running shoes, comfortable clothing, a pedometer, and you're all set. Of course it helps if you are really comfortable (which is why Foot-Well have put together a range of shoes, foot-beds clothes and socks) and it always helps to look good!
Did you know that walking…
- Can burn up to 400 calories an hour.
- Trims your waist and lower legs
- Reduces the risk of heart attack and lower blood pressure
- Slows down osteoporosis and bone loss
- An average day of walking brings a force equal to several hundred tons to bear on the feet.
- The average person takes 8,000 to 10,000 steps a day, 115,000 miles in a lifetime.
- Can be sociable, relaxing and gives you a sense of freedom.
Did you know that running…
- Burns an average of 100 calories per mile run.
- Effective way to lose weight (as it triggers a loss of body fat and increases lean tissue).
- Keep arteries elastic and the blood pressure low.
- Running also helps maximize the lungs’ potential, as it keeps them strong and powerful.
- Finally, running strengthens the heart and helps prevent heart attacks.
- Runners say that the intense exhilaration and euphoria that comes after a run is what motivates them most.
- Runners tend to have more energy in daily life.