Oregon Scientific PE316PM Pedometer with Pulse Meter

by Oregon Scientific

Product Features

• Pedometer with pulse meter
• Measures pulse rate with optical sensor
• Step counter measures 0 to 99,999 steps
• Pulse rate range is 40 to 206 bpm
• Count up timer up to 99 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

This lightweight belt-clip pedometer counts steps and checks your pulse--all in a unit about half the size of a yo-yo. Customizable for weight and stride length, the pedometer tallies up the steps taken to calculate distance covered and calories spent. With dual motion sensitivity, it's accurate whether you're jogging or walking. It also sports a finger-pad pulse meter that delivers readings in seconds, a 12- or 24-hour clock, and a 99-hour count-up timer. The clip-on hinged case is clever and strong, but the function buttons are a little on the small side. All the same, this device is convenient, lightweight, and unobtrusive. Oregon Scientific includes a low-battery indicator, a luminescent blue backlight, and printed instructions inside the lid. --Emily Bedard

Product Description

This light weight pedometer measures distance walked, number of steps taken, and calories burned. It also displays your pulse rate on the LCD screen when you place your finger on the optical sensor. The pedometer feels almost weightless when clipped to your waistband.

Product Details

Product Manual [197kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 2 x 1.2 inches ; 1.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005NN9I
• UPC: 734811209047 734811148261
• Item model number: PE316PM
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,786 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #80 in Health & Personal Care > Medical Supplies & Equipment > Health Monitors > Pedometers

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

85 of 85 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice pedometer, nice features, but..., May 13, 2002

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K. Anderson (Portland, OR, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oregon Scientific PE316PM Pedometer with Pulse Meter (Health and Beauty)

I bought this about a week ago, and I'm glad I got it. It does pulse measurement, and calorie calculation (based on weight, so it's at least trying to be accurate). So far, so good -- it's been fairly accurate, and I'm glad I got it.

But, my one gripe about it is that the hinge design's a little weak. It can be difficult to open when it's hanging on your waist, and because it's difficult to open, the little pins holding the cover on it have a tendency to pull out. They're easily reseated with an unbent paperclip, but it's not necessarily something I want to worry about while I'm walking along.

One week later, and one of the hinge pins has snapped. The other one is seated firmly, and while the case is stiff to open now, it's at least holding securely. I've moved this from a 4 to a 3.

64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This pedometer is great!!, March 12, 2004

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This review is from: Oregon Scientific PE316PM Pedometer with Pulse Meter (Health and Beauty)

I read lots of reviews before I bought this pedometer. The pedometer I had was awful, and I wanted to find one that worked really well. The PE316PM got some great reviews from customers on several web sites, so I bought it. I have now used this model daily for over a year, and I love it! I would recommend it to anyone. If you set the motion sensitivity adjustment properly it is almost always dead-on accurate. Walk 100 steps, and it reads 100 steps. It has never been wrong by more than 1 step, plus or minus. Any inaccuracies experienced by other users are probably due to not setting the motion sensitivity (VERY IMPORTANT), not entering their personal weight (their HONEST weight) and stride measurement settings, or not wearing it properly. The instructions tell you how to do this, but you do have to READ the instructions carefully! The instructions indicate that there is a metric model as well as the one with miles and pounds, so the person complaining about the wrong type of measurements simply bought the wrong model. (That's not the pedometer's fault.) The instructions also tell you how to open the cover, which is easy enough to do if you use two hands as you are told to do. I'm glad it has a tight cover because my previous pedometer's cover constantly fell open while I was walking and then didn't count the steps I took when it was open. (A very easy-to-open cover is not necessarily a good feature!) The pulse meter works as well as any other pulse meter I've ever used, but it sometimes takes a couple of tries to get it to read the pulse. I find varying the position and pressure of my finger usually solves that problem.

My pedometer has accidentally fallen on the floor several times, and it fell in water once. There was no damage to the plastic casing, even when if fell on a hard surface. (This can, however, turn off the display, and require resetting it. But this rarely happens.) It still works perfectly even after these accidents, and I put sticky-back Velcro inside the clip to make it hold better on my thin exercise clothing. It hasn't fallen off my waist since then.

I really like this pedometer. It has made a big difference in my exercise program. It is very compelling to see the number of steps go up and up as you walk farther and farther. It makes you want to keep walking to go on to the next round number, so you walk farther than you would otherwise. (You won't stop at 9,345 steps... you'll go on to 10,000. It's like wanting to see your car's odometer change to the next thousand miles.)

If you read the instructions carefully and set everything properly (including the motion sensitivity), then you should find this pedometer to be an excellent buy for the money. At under $20, if it has a problem after a couple of years, it's easy to just buy a new one. $10 a year to maintain your health is certainly worth it! I'm a very satisfied customer.

88 of 93 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money!, January 29, 2002

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J. Garro (Utica, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oregon Scientific PE316PM Pedometer with Pulse Meter (Health and Beauty)

I was extremely disappointed in this pedometer. It was never accurate in distance or steps; sometimes it wouldn't register any distance at all even though the timer was working. I tried several stride settings and sensitivity settings, but it never worked right. Also, the blue backlight died after just 2 days. I am planning to return it because it is absolutely worthless as a pedometer. The only function that worked right was the clock and the timer, and I can use my wristwatch for that!