HOW TO WEAR YOUR NL-1000
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Factors That Can Affect Your Test
•
Protruding Tummy —
Your tummy can push
your activity monitor out of position.
•
Walking Too Slowly —
You may affect your
results if you walk slower than two miles per
hour.
•
Walking on Thick Carpet or Scuffing
Feet —
A certain gravitational force is
required for the activity monitor to register a
step.
•
Wearing Unit on a Flimsy Waistband —
In
some cases, the waistband will roll and flip
your activity monitor forward or upside-down.
The 20 Steps Test
Follow this procedure to test the placement of the
activity monitor on your body.
NOTE: This procedure
will reset all information in your monitor except what
you entered in the Start-up mode.
1. Press and hold
SET
for more than five seconds to
reset your steps.
2. Walk 20 steps.
3. Check the number of steps registered.
4. If it hasn’t registered 19 to 21 steps, move the
activity monitor to a different spot on your waist-
band and repeat until you find the most accurate
position for your body.