Whether you are a fitness fanatic or just wanting to shift some of those extra kilos, leading consumer electronics company and a new player in the Australian market, Oregon Scientific, has the solution for monitoring your progress.

Measuring the distance you’ve walked or jogged, Oregon’s pedometer (model: PE319) is the only pedometer on the market with a built in panic alarm, arming you with 120 decibels of high pitch noise, it is perfect for helping you to feel safe when exercising alone or in the dark. Pulling the cord attached to the unit activates the alarm.

The pedometer is extremely lightweight and compact – clipping onto the waistband of track pants, tights or shorts and shows the workout time, distance covered and time of day. Displaying all the information on a small LCD screen in an easy to read format that has a blue back light for use in the dark.