Customer Reviews

Walk the Walk: The Kid's Book of Pedometer Challenges

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I work in health care and really like the idea of encouraging physical activity in my kids. I bought this for my 7 year old daughter. She was excited to try the pedometer - it has never worked from Day 1! It is a horrible, cheap item with none of the basic features of other pedometers. Some reviewers said at least the book was worth it - I disagree from our experience. My daughter hasn't even wanted to open it since the first day. After all, how exciting is it to learn about how many steps equal some activity when you can't even count your steps with a functioning pedometer! I bought the Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer for me (twenty-something dollars on Amazon) and might get it for my daughter. Much better item, you can probably skip the book.

I bought this for my five year old, hoping it would motivate her to walk more. Boy did it ever! She loved the games in the book, and she loved counting her strides. It made a HUGE difference in her attitude towards exercise. Unfortunately the pedometer broke but Amazon was very good about taking it back. I subsequently bought an Omron digital pedometer. However, for the price you can't beat this book with the companion pedometer - you can always upgrade later. I give the author a lot of credit for appealing to this age group.

Provides a simple but enjoyable way for parents and children to share exercise and learning.

Addition of ped- o- meter is genius

This isn't made to withstand kids play! Ours broke fairly soon after our son started playing with it. He may have been too young at 7. I would recommend for a childer 10 and older.

My son LOVES this book! Everyday when he comes home from school he is so excited to tell me how many miles he's walked. He also loves the fun activities in the book, like competing with his friends and siblings to see who can walk the most in one minute.

I recommend this book to all - it's a great way to get kids excited about exercise!