Omron HJ-150 Hip Pedometer

I’ve been using this exact pedometer for 15+ years and love it. It’s the perfect basic pedometer. I wanted a pedometer that showed steps and the time only. This is it! So easy to operate. GREAT purchase. My 1st time buying this unit was back in the pharmacy area of my local Krogers. 2nd unit was purchased via Amazon. BOTH of still work so that shows you how long they last.1. Batteries last forever in this thing! Even with daily use, I think I’ve only changed the batteries 2x in over 15 years!2. Batteries are easy to change. This model is easy to reset after a battery change. I keep a plastic bag with an extra battery, paper clip, micro Phillips screwdriver, the paper directions all together for convenience and reference.3. Good display screen. Big and easy to read even out in bright sunlight.4. Records the only things I need….steps and the time of day. Also keeps a 7-day record of your steps. Easy, breezy.5. Has a good, strong belt clip. I never have to worry about it falling off and breaking.I’ve had many different pedometers overs the last 25 years and this model is my favorite - by far. Because it’s a simple/basic model I’m not out on a walk and having to stop to read a tiny, hard-to-read pedometer screen or push thru different buttons to get to the screen needed. Just 1 click of a large, easily accessible button on the bottom of the unit to quickly see my steps.I love this pedometer and hope it never gets discontinued.

Keeps your step count for seven days. The setup is not too annoying. It's bigger and more clunky than many other fitness trackers (Fitbit, for example). But it's PRIVATE. No beaming your step count and lord knows what else to your computer, iPhone, and thence to some cloud entity. And it's reliable. They last forever. I'm not sure they even make them any more. I've never had one die on me. I had to replace my last one because somehow, despite having it on a little leash (highly recommended), I must have accidentally slid the clip away from the main unit. Went back and looked on the trail I walked, but no joy. So now I've got this new one, and it works, so far.One problem was that the pedometer came with a dead battery, making me think the unit was defective. But I had on hand a 2032 battery and it ran fine.Here's an update: after I started carrying my smart phone around with me, I wondered why my phone always seemed to indicate more steps than the Omron. Then I read this in another review: Drawbacks: the sensor must be aligned properly to count steps. It does not count incidental steps - you must be walking for more than 4 seconds for it to begin counting.So, the day I do major prep for my housekeepers, I pause to look at my Omron at about 2:00 in the afternoon and it invariably indicates less than a thousand steps. It does not count all your steps. It acts as if rushing around the house doing housework, moving furniture, mopping, picking stuff up and putting it away, these are just what somebody called "junk steps." But it seems to me they are still exercise. I do not know if this is an engineering problem with the device or some way to get people to think housework isn't work, but it's annoying. I generally get about 1500 more steps on my cell phone than I do on the Omron. Sometime the difference is even higher.I do like the privacy of the Omron. I am not constantly encouraged to share my details with my PCP, not that he would use it for anything useful, just another invasion of my life. But I'd love to have more accurate counts.Also, the price constantly rises.

I've had my Omron pedometer for over 2 months now and haven't had a problem with it, even though I've dropped it a few times. Setting it up was easy and you only have to do it once. I wear mine all the time and check it regularly. It helps me be aware of the need to add more steps to my day. Since I started wearing it, I've almost doubled the amount of walking time. Great little product.Sept. 19, 2012My pedometer is now over 3 years old and working just fine. I have to change the battery from time to time, but that's it.When I first got my Omron I clipped it to the waistband of my jeans or skirt or whatever and it popped off a few times. Frustrating and had to put the spring back in, but then I started clipping it to the top of my underwear. Sounds strange but it works. You get used to it and it's not popped off since. When I wear a dress that is form fitting I just forgo using the pedometer that day. Since I kept a weekly chart for a couple of years, I have a pretty good idea of how far I've walked if I miss a day.They have gone up considerably on the price. I purchased mine for around $13. Of course, that was 3 years ago. All in all it's an excellent investment.

After getting what seemed like really low or wrong step counts I found this on page 9 of the manual... "...It does not display the step count for the first four seconds of walking. If you continue walking for more than four seconds, it displays the step count for the first four seconds and then continues to count." I'm on my feet a lot all day but not always continuously walking. When I tracked what it wasn't counting because of the four second feature, this pedometer was pretty much worthless for my situation. I bought it because of all the positive reviews. And it did function well for ease of set up, ease of use and tracking multiple days. For my preferences though it was a little bulky. I kept bumping it, then checking to make sure it wasn't falling off or wasn't level. Not being "positioned horizontally with the ground" is another way to miss steps. If you're using a pedometer to track continuous walking this is probably a good one for you. If your lifestyle has a lot of starts and stops and you want an overall total of steps, you might do better with another brand. The packaging had to be destroyed to open the package, so I'll give this one to a friend. I'm going back to an Accusplit pedometer. That's worked well for me in the past.