Where is the cheapest place to purchase a classroom set of 30 pedometers for elementary students?
You can purchase pedometers for as little as $6.00 per each at discount stores, but the quality of these units is very poor, and they won’t provide a very pleasurable experience for students or adults. The quality of a pedometer is dependent on the quality of its internal sensor mechanism. Right now the DIGI-WALKER step counter made in Japan by YAMAX provides the best internal sensor mechanism, and that’s based on research by Dr. David Bassett of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Dr. Bassett is a highly respected motion sensor expert. If you are looking for a pedometer program kit, then you will want to evaluate not only the pedometer offered in the kit, but the program materials as well. It’s important for you, as a physical education professional, to use program materials that enhance your professional image. Amateurish materials detract from it, and ultimately do harm to your image.
