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Below are several
recent articles featuring
NEW- LIFESTYLES NL-series and/or DIGI-WALKER™ pedometers.
On August 6, 2007 Kim Painter reported a story entitled "Tracking stats keep exercisers on track" in USA TODAY. She mentioned the benefits of keeping an exercise log and that she uses the SW-200 Digiwalker to track her activity. She also recommended David Bassett Jr.'s "Pedometer Walking" for more information on step counting.
On January 24, 2007, Lori Corbin for KABC7 LOS ANGELES reported a piece on “Pedometers a Step in the Right Direction” in which she promoted pedometer walking programs as one of the “cheapest and easiest ways to head down the road to fitness.” Having done her homework, Lori sites a study recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, validating pedometer brands for accuracy. The study findings she reported are not surprising and rate the DIGI-WALKER, NEW-LIFESTYLES NL-2000 and LIFECORDER as the best pedometers for accuracy and reliability.
On December 6, 2006, Carrie Taylor for THE REPUBLICAN wrote an article entitled “A pedometer makes good stocking stuffer.” Not only does Carrie suggest that pedometers may be the perfect gift (because they promote the best gift of all—health), she endorses the DIGI-WALKER pedometers from NEW-LIFESTYLES, mentioning that they are “considered the gold standard because of their accuracy and stability.”
On December 1, 2006, NBC's THE TODAY SHOW invited the editor of Savvy Senior, Jim Miller on the program to recommend "great gadgets for your elderly loved ones." The special segment featured the NEW-LIFESTYLES SW-401 DIGI-WALKER noting that it is the "most popular and accurate pedometer on the market." The DIGI-WALKER is simple-to-use with its yellow reset button that you only need to touch once daily and a single mode button to take you easily between steps and calculated distance in miles.
In the 2006 published book, The Sugar Solution: Weight Gain? Memory Lapses? Mood Swings? Fatigue? Your Symptoms Are Real - And Your Solution is Here, authors Rosemary Ellis, Editor-in-Chief of Prevention magazine, and Ann Fittante, Registered Dietitian, dedicate page 159 of their book to “The Gold Standard Pedometer.” Illustrating the benefits of pedometer walking and striving for 10,000 steps a day, the authors offer advice for choosing a pedometer, suggesting that readers “stick with the very affordable, extremely accurate gold standard that researchers use when measuring the accuracy of other pedometers: the Yamax SW-200 DIGI-WALKER—a best buy at $22, from NEW-LIFESTYLES.”
On September 25, 2006, USA TODAY ran a health column by Kim Painter on "Pedometers as motivators: Counting steps can remind people to get moving." In her column, Painter uncovers that price matters when it comes to the accuracy of pedometers and, citing the June 2006 study findings in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, notes that cheap or free pedometers tend to be the most inaccurate. Soliciting the advice of exercise researcher and pedometer expert Dr. David Bassett Jr. (University of Tennessee), Painter passes along Bassett's advice for selecting a quality pedometer. In the $15-to-$30 range are some of the best options, like the NEW-LIFESTYLES SW-200 DIGI-WALKER which Bassett rates as "excellent" in terms of accuracy, remarking that the DIGI-WALKER often kept perfect count at moderate to brisk walking speeds.
In the August 2006 issue, PREVENTION magazine reporters Denise Foley and Tanya Beers put 38 pedometers to the test. Three of NEW-LIFESTYLES’ pedometers made the cut. Like the researchers—Crouter, Schneider, and Bassett, PREVENTION used our SW-200 DIGI-WALKER as the gold standard, determining if other pedometers could measure up to its high standard for accuracy and reliability and dubbing it “a best buy!” One of the other two to receive acclaim is the NEW-LIFESTYLES NL-2000 accelerometer which wowed reviewers as not only one of the most accurate but also “the most user-friendly of the bunch.” Finally, the Accusplit Eagle 1720 is actually the same as our AT-83 HAIRSPRING PEDOMETER, which lab tests gave high marks for accuracy.
On July 10, 2006, Ann Marie Bush for the TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL reported a story called "Down for the count—Pedometers can help make losing weight as easy as 1, 2, 3, 4 …." Featured in the Kansas Wellness section, the article offers up one woman’s story of success wearing a DIGI-WALKER pedometer for four years and losing 25 pounds. As an elementary school PE teacher, she introduced pedometers to her students and fellow teachers with positive results. NEW-LIFESTYLES’ President & CEO, Teresa Vollenweider, is quoted extensively in the article, offering her expertise on pedometer use and the 10,000 steps a day goal.
On July 18, 2005, the LOS ANGELES TIMES ran a health & fitness gear feature on "Pedometers with Personality." The review by Roy M. Wallack highlights the NEW-LIFESTYLES NL-2000 as a pedometer for bigger bodies that is "pricey but packed with features."
On May 16, 2005, Allison Aubrey for NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO - (www.npr.org) reported a story called "Pedometer Fitness Fad Takes Off." Allison enlisted the help of exercise scientist and motion-sensor expert Dr. David Bassett of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville to answer the question "How precise are pedometers?" His answer ranked the DIGI-WALKER SW-200, SW-701, NEW-LIFESTYLES NL-2000 and the LIFECORDER as number one - the best in terms of accuracy. Dr. David Bassett further noted that "the top-rated pedometers are those that are research-grade instruments."
On October 19, 2004, Tara Parker-Pope wrote a well-researched pedometer report for the WALL STREET JOURNAL , and the report stated that a recent University of Tennessee study found that the DIGI-WALKER SW-series, the NEW-LIFESTYLES NL-2000 and the LIFECORDER were highly accurate pedometers. The report also pointed out that a recent study published in Preventive Medicine found that "Slow walkers, particularly those who are elderly or obese, will probably get a better result with highy sensitve pedometers, know as accelerometers or piezoelectric pedometers." NEW-LIFESTYLES NL-2000, pictured in the article (see below), is a piezoelectric pedometer.
Source: WALL STREET JOURNAL October 19, 2004
On October 3, 2002,
the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER ran "Pedometer Popularity Taking Off," featuring an interview with NEW-LIFESTYLES President and CEO Teresa Vollenweider.
This story ran in other newspapers, including the CHICAGO TRIBUNE and
the HOUSTON CHRONICLE.
On March 8 and 9, 2002, CNN Headline News reported on our 10,000 steps program and featured our NEW-LIFESTYLES DIGI-WALKER™ pedometers.
In July 2001, PREVENTION magazine ran "Easy Steps to Shape Up & Slim Down," an article that included personal stories of people who used pedometers to structure a successful walking program. The article also presented a number of exercise goals and steps for achieving those goals. NEW-LIFESTYLES DIGI-WALKER™ pedometers are shown throughout the article.
SHAPE magazine included the NEW-LIFESTYLES DIGI-WALKER™ on an April 2001 list of Shape-approved walking gear.