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The article discusses several home runs which have been hit during the 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs by players such as Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs team and Eric Hosmer of the Kansas City Royals squad. According to the article, the Statcast information service debuted on the www.MLB.com website in 2015 and provides information about home run distance. It states that baseball player Kyle Schwarber of the Cubs hit a home run which traveled over 459 feet in the 2015 MLB playoffs.

The article discusses the benefits of using smartwatches. These include helping users finish their tasks comfortably, monitoring their physical activities and the intensity of their specific workouts and enabling them to restore their social etiquette. The author finds that smartwatches are capable of measuring the speed of runners, the distance they traveled, the calories they burned, and their average heart rate.

The article offers brief information on the P49 ultrasonic distance sensors from Hoffmann + Krippner Inc.

The article reviews the Stanley TLM99s Laser Distance Measurer with Stanley Floor Plan Application and Bluetooth connectivity.

The article provides information related to staying physically fit including the use of a pedometer to keep track of how many steps an individual can take while walking. David Thomas, the professor of medicine and rehabilitation medicine at Mount Sinai, offers pieces of advice when tracking an individual's progress towards 10,000 steps. Information about pedometer is provided.

The article discusses issues regarding the use of total stations, an electronic/optical instrument used in land surveying and building construction, effectively in asset monitoring. Topics discussed include measurement of angular error, distance error and distance measurement and development of total stations. It also offers brief information on the total stations TM30 and TM50 from Leica.

The article evaluates the Bearingless MIL 10 encoder for linear distance measurement from Baumer Ltd.

The article offers brief information on the R2100, multi-beam light emitting diodes (LED) scanner for distance measurement, from Pepperl+Fuchs Inc.

The article offers brief information on the Bar Graph Meters (BGM) Laser Distance meter from Dwyer Instruments Inc. which use Pythagorean theorem to calculate the height of object.

The article reports on the decision of the R&A Rules Ltd., the governing body of golf, to allow the use of distance-measuring devices in its amateur events in 2014 and its announcement on the venues for the Senior British Opens in 2015 and 2016 in England.

The article offers information on the laser distance meter micro LM-400 from Ridgid Online Inc.

The article reviews the distance measurement technology, HDDM+ (High Definition Distance Measurement Plus), with laser distance sensors by Sick.

The article evaluates the Optiolaser S200 distance calculator offered by Hawk Measurement Systems.

This article offers brief information on the Fitbit One pedometer.

The article evaluates the Fitbit One high-tech pedometer.

The article suggests that fitness trackers would be more useful if they were prescriptive and functions as lifestyle-oriented devices. The author shares his experience of using a variety of fitness trackers such as a pedometer and heart rate monitor. Among the cited characteristics and functions of fitness trackers include small size, waterproof, comfortable to wear, can track movement, heart rate and location, and should sync with phone via Bluetooth and update data online.

The article provides reviews of devices which can be used to monitor exercise habits including the Reebok InColor Pedometer, the Fitbit Ultra monitor, and the BodyMedia Fit Core Amrband monitor.

The article offers brief information on the FastMeasure distance measuring device from KTP Enterprise Inc.

The article offers information on the S2H STEP pedometer.

The article describes the ila SPORT, a pedometer that comes with a calorie counter and a safety alarm.

The article offers information regarding the development of a silicon circuit that will determine factors that contributes in slowing down car performance. It states that the circuit is being developed by Chris H. Kim, an engineering professor at the University of Minnesota. It notes that the integration of the silicon circuit in the microprocessor will help in making up for its aging process.

The article offers suggestions to meet the exercise guidelines in the U.S. It notes that a 30-minute per day of moderate intensity exercise can be achieved by walking. It mentions that walking at a pace of 100 steps a minute can attain the guideline. Moreover, it suggests carrying a pedometer to measure the number of steps taken.

The article briefly describes several pedometers including the Yamax Power Walker 611 from www.yamaxusa.com, the Sportline ShrinQ Pocket Pedometer from www.sportline.com, and the Timex Ironman Wireless Fitness Tracker from www.timexironman.com.

The article evaluates various sporting goods including Shimano's Custom-Fit line of heat-moldable shoes for cyclists, VIA motion pedometer from New Balance, and MBT shoes created by Karl Mueller.

The article reports on the research regarding the benefits of pedometer conducted by Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California. It states that pedometer that counts steps can motivate to move more. However, it adds that pedometer alone may not be enough. Individuals who did not keep an activity log or step diary did not significantly increase activity.

The article offers tips on how to use a pedometer to determine the number of steps per day that an individual takes. It states that the pedometer must be worn straight and horizontally on the waistband to maintain accuracy of measurement. In addition, it suggests that the pedometer must be tested during the purchase to ensure that it is reliable. Lastly, it says that the pedometer must be placed on that portion of the body where it is indicated by the manufacturer.

A chart is presented evaluating and comparing the features of various pedometers, including the Yamax Digi-Walker SW 200, the Freestyle Pacer Pro, and the Sportline Fitness Pro 360.

The article reports on the benefits of pedometers for people. It says that people who wear a pedometer walk about 2,000 more steps a day than those who don't. Lead researcher Dena Bravata, an internist and senior research scientist at Stanford University, says that such devices are a great motivational tool. However, Bravata says that people should avoid cheap or expensive brands and look for a simple step counters instead such as the ones by Accusplit.

The article features fitness gear and personal training services, including the Echo Accelerator Watch pedometer, Harbinger Speed Rope and Podfitness.com

The article focuses on how a pedometer can increase the exercise quotient and motivate the user to move more. It reports that health and fitness experts suggest that one should take 10,000 steps each day to keep heart healthy and control weight. It informs that one can clip on a pedometer and find out number of steps he or she has taken in a day. It suggests running more errands on foot and skipping e-mail occasionally and hand-delivering messages to coworkers instead.

This article examines research on motivating breast cancer patients to exercise. The study found that if they gave patients a pedometer and guidebook versus no intervention, those with the pedometer did more exercise. According to the American Cancer Society, moderate exercise by breast cancer victims in remission not only improves function but also decreases the chance of relapse.

This article looks at how many steps people from a range of professions take during their workday. The article presents a grid that shows that mail carriers walk an average of 7.5 miles a day, while secretaries walk up to 1.7 miles a day. Also, readers from the professions lowest on the grid describe how they met the magazine's challenge to walk more.

The article announces that Price Chopper in New York will give away a free Healthy U pedometer to 21 shoppers on Earth Day Week while treating themselves to five or more fresh fruits and vegetables. The steps that shopper need to follow to avail of this pedometer include purchasing of 5 or more fresh produce items during Earth Day Week; checking out the pedometer points on the bottom of the receipt; the shoppers will earn 1 point per fresh produce item.

The article interviews Catrine Tudor-Locke, PhD., Walking Research Laboratory founder at Arizona State University. When asked about the walking lab, Tudor-Locke explains that data is collected and examined from participants. She comments on pedometers being handed out at fast-food restaurants. She also recommends walking several times per week.

This article discusses pedometers. The article notes that pedometers are often used by people to measure their daily activity, as pedometers measure body motion by counting footsteps. The article suggests the use of a pedometer when trying to lose weight or lower body fat percentage, but warns that some pedometers do not accurately measure steps.

This article evaluates the Nike+iPod sports kit, a pace-and-distance tracker.

The article presents the author's views on the Omron HJ-112 Digital Premium Pedometer from Omron Healthcare Inc. He says that the device enables him to measure how many steps he takes, which his nutritionist then uses to calculate the calories he has burned. The pedometer is durable, easy to use and works well on hills also.

The article presents a comparison of pedometers including Yamax Digi-Walker SW-200, New-Lifestyles NL-2000, and Lifecorder and offers information about their price and features.

The article focuses on issues related to higher education in Great Britain. It describes how "The Times Higher Education Supplement" was used in the novel "A Campus Conspiracy." It reports that Edinburgh University has given its staff pedometers for its Walk to Win Challenge. It relates the failure of the Conservatives to include academics in its promise for forging partnership with the professions.

The article evaluates the DataTrac Pro programmable electronic mileage counter and trip recorder from Stemco Inc.

The article presents nine ways to increase how much you walk. The article recommends parking farther away from stores, walking with a friend or a pet, walking during your coffee break at work, playing golf, walking to places and events in your local area, mowing the lawn, using a pedometer, and taking more trips when carrying groceries in from the car or carrying laundry up the stairs.

The article reports that a scientist from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland has developed a laser-based technique that can measure distances on the order of millimeters with picometer accuracy equivalent to measuring the distance from New York to Los Angeles with an uncertainty of 1 mm. The new method uses the frequency of light to find its high accuracies which are important to applications in nanotechnology and semiconductor fabrication.

Discusses how counting steps rather than focusing on minutes is a better goal for boosting one's activity level. Details of a study of women wearing pedometers who were given separate exercise goals; How those who were told to log 10,000 steps on their pedometer were more active than those who were told to walk for 30 minutes on most days of the week.