Sportline pedometers vary from simple mechanical models to the high-end digital varieties that keep track of the time you exercise and even how many calories you've burned. The Sportline products vary because people differ in their exercise programs: walking pedometers generally count steps or distance, while their more complex gadgets do much more. The first thing you need to determine is what exercising you'll do and what you want to monitor.

Simple step counters, like the Sportline 341 Pedometer, offer the most basic features. You can set this counter for your average stride length and start walking--it gives you your mileage in tenth-mile increments, like a car's odometer. No bells and whistles here, not even an electronic readout, just a low-tech mileage counter for the budget walker.

Sportline Pedometers Run (or Walk) the Gamut

While the 341 pedometer is at one end of the functionality range, other Sportline pedometers are more versatile. The 360 model, for instance, has two digital display lines, and measures mileage, steps, speed, calories, exercise time and displays the current time, too. It's a new design that's easy to use and easy to see, making progress checks during your workout a piece of cake--as long at it's low-fat.

The Talking 343 Step counter is one of the most interesting Sportline pedometers: with a touch of a button, it will tell you your step total, distance, and the time of day. It also comes with seven melodies of varying tempos that change when your walking speed changes. Sportline has all sorts of pedometers for all kinds of people and exercise programs.