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The Pokéwalker (left) -- a pedometer that translates total steps into experience points in its corresponding Pokémon video game -- had substantially reduced step-counting error in the study compared to both a standard DigiWalker pedometer and a Sensewear armband as walking speed on a treadmill increased. However, all three devices showed a high degree of error when compared to manual counting at slower speeds.
Lorraine Lanningham-Foster, an ISU assistant professor of food science and human nutrition, led the study, which measured the step accuracy of each method among 22 children and eight adults who walked for a timed interval at four speeds on a treadmill. She presented the results this week at the Experimental Biology 2011 conference in Washington D.C.
"In comparing all those measures, the Pokéwalker did very well," said Lanningham-Foster, who researches the measurable health benefits of active video games. "It's very accurate and precise. So as a tool that can be used to actually change behavior and a child can use to truly understand and learn about how much they're walking, it could be a good tool."
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