Pedometers Directory

QSers’ Advice on Using Food/Activity Trackers

Get advice from logging gurus -- quantified selfers (QSers) -- about how to get the most out of your food and activity trackers.

Quantified Selfers: Data-Loving Gadget Users

Catch up on the trend of life logging -- tracking every bit of your life -- and how QSers may be on to something helpful.

Workout Trackers and Devices

Which exercise tracker or device is best for you? Learn what the features are and which will best support your fitness goals.

Fitness Tracker + App = Weight Loss!

Want to get in better shape? Lose weight? Sleep better? There are apps for that. WebMD tells you how to sync your wearable fitness tracker -- like BodyMedia Fit, Fitbit Flex, Jawbone Up, Nike+ Fuelband, or Withings -- with an app to help you reach your goals.

Using Workout Trackers to Lose Weight

How to use a fitness tracker, like BodyMedia FIT, FitBit Flex, Jawbone UP, or Nike+ FuelBand, or Withings Pulse, to help you lose weight and keep it off.

7 Gym-Free Workouts

Don’t like the gym? Then don't go in! Do these workouts instead.

Fitness at Your Feet

Find it tough to make it to the gym after a full day at work? What if your gym were at work? If your office building has stairs, a very effective -- and free -- fitness center is right at your feet.

Step by Step: Walking for Fitness

More than 60% of American adults are overweight, and about one out of three is obese, according to the CDC. In the kid department, 15% of 6- to 19-year-olds are also overweight -- almost double what it was two decades ago. The culprit: a sedentary lifestyle.

Slideshow: Put Tech to Work For Your Health

Health apps can help keep you in tip-top shape. Learn more from WebMD how to make them work for you.

Slideshow: Risky Exercises and Better Bets

Workout not working? Who has time to waste on ineffective, risky exercises? Not you. So ditch these seven moves which may not deliver the results you want -- and may even cause injury

Slideshow: 7 Exercises That Really Work

See how to properly perform seven exercises including squats, lunges, crunches, and the bend-over row. Good technique is a must for effective and safe workouts.

Slideshow: The 30-Minute Workout Routine

Think you don't have time to work out? You do! Intensity is key, especially if you don't have much time. Get moving with this 30 minute "quickie" routine that includes cardio and resistance training for each major muscle group.

Fitness Tracker Watches: 3 to Consider

How to Make the Most of Your Fitness Tracker

Step Diet: Count Steps, Not Calories

The Step Diet is about counting the steps you take each day, not the calories you eat. Find out what's in the plan, how it works, and if the experts think it's safe.