Steps to distance and calories calculator

Steps to distance in km and miles from a step length based on your height or measured, with walking time and calories from the ACSM equation.

업데이트 검증한 예제: 4

Accepts 5'11" or 5 ft 11 in
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Distance
km
Distance: 7.26 km
소수 자릿수: 2; 가장 가까운 값, 중간값은 끝자리가 짝수인 쪽으로
Distance in miles
4.51mi
Step length
72.6cm
Steps per km
1,377
Walking time
1 h 27 min 9 s
Calories (ACSM walking equation)
361kcal
The height rule fits ordinary walking; running and hill steps are longer or shorter. A measured step length is more accurate.

10,000 steps of 72.6 cm cover 7.26 km (4.51 mi). At 5 km/h that is 1 h 27 min 9 s of walking and about 361 kcal.

Distance for your 72.6 cm step

051005,00010,00015,00020,000StepsDistance (km)7.26 km
계산 방법 S
  1. Step length from height

    s=0.415×175 cm=72.625 cms = 0.415 \times 175\ \text{cm} = 72.625\ \text{cm}
  2. Distance

    10,000×0.72625 m=7,262.5 m=7.26 km10{,}000 \times 0.72625\ \text{m} = 7{,}262.5\ \text{m} = 7.26\ \text{km}
  3. Walking time

    7,262.5 m83.333 m/min=87.2 min\frac{7{,}262.5\ \text{m}}{83.333\ \text{m/min}} = 87.2\ \text{min}
  4. Oxygen cost (ACSM, level walking)

    0.1×83.333+3.5=11.833 mL/kg/min0.1 \times 83.333 + 3.5 = 11.833\ \text{mL/kg/min}
  5. Calories

    11.833×70×87.151000×5=360.9 kcal\frac{11.833 \times 70 \times 87.15}{1000} \times 5 = 360.9\ \text{kcal}

    5 kcal per litre of oxygen. Includes resting energy for the walking time.

Steps to distance and calories calculator 소개

Distance is the number of steps times step length. Step length comes from height, 0.415 × height for men and 0.413 × height for women, or from your own measurement. Walking time follows from the speed, and calories use the American College of Sports Medicine walking equation: oxygen cost = 0.1 × speed in m/min + 3.5 mL/kg/min, at 5 kcal per litre of oxygen.

People use it to turn a pedometer or phone step count into kilometres or miles. For a man 175 cm tall a step is about 72.6 cm, so 10,000 steps cover 7.26 km (4.51 mi); at 5 km/h that is 1 h 27 min of walking and about 361 kcal for a 70 kg walker.

The height rule describes average walking steps; running, hills and short steps differ, and counting 20 steps over a measured distance gives your own length. The ACSM equation is meant for 50–100 m/min (3–6 km/h), and its calories include resting energy.

계산 예제

10,000 steps, man 175 cm, 70 kg, 5 km/h

Steps
10,000
Step length from
My height
높이
175 cm
Sex (for the formula)
Male
Weight
70 kg
Walking speed
5 km/h
Step length
72.6 cm
Distance
7.26 km
Distance in miles
4.51 mi
Walking time
1 h 27 min 9 s
Calories (ACSM walking equation)
361 kcal

검증 출처: Python 3.8 decimal: 0.415 × 175 = 72.625 cm; 7262.5 m ÷ 83.333 m/min = 87.15 min; (0.1·83.333 + 3.5)·70·87.15/1000·5

8,000 steps, woman 5'4", 60 kg

Steps
8000
Step length from
My height
높이
64 in
Sex (for the formula)
Female
Weight
60 kg
Walking speed
5 km/h
Step length
67.1 cm
Distance
5.37 km
Calories (ACSM walking equation)
229 kcal

검증 출처: Python 3.8 decimal: 0.413 × 162.56 cm = 67.13728 cm; × 8000 = 5.3709824 km; ACSM equation at 83.333 m/min

Measured 30 in step, 5,000 steps at 3 mph, 150 lb

Steps
5000
Step length from
My measured step
Step length
30 in
Weight
150 lb
Walking speed
3 mph
Distance
3.81 km
Distance in miles
2.37 mi
Steps per km
1,312
Calories (ACSM walking equation)
186 kcal

검증 출처: Python 3.8 decimal: 5000 × 0.762 m = 3810 m = 2.367424 mi; 80.4672 m/min for 47.348 min; ACSM equation × 68.0389 kg

Edge: a single 75 cm step

Steps
1
Step length from
My measured step
Step length
75 cm
Weight
70 kg
Walking speed
5 km/h
Distance
0.00 km
Calories (ACSM walking equation)
0 kcal

검증 출처: Python 3.8 decimal: 0.75 m; 0.009 min × 11.8333 mL/kg/min × 70 kg × 5 kcal/L = 0.037275 kcal

자주 묻는 질문

How many steps are in a kilometre and a mile?

About 1,380 steps per km, or 2,220 per mile, for a 72.6 cm step, the height-rule estimate for a man 175 cm tall. Shorter people take more: a woman 162.6 cm (5 ft 4 in) tall has a 67.1 cm step, about 1,490 steps per km or 2,400 per mile. For your own figure, divide 1,000 m or 1,609 m by your step length in metres.

How far is 10,000 steps?

It depends on step length. With a 72.6 cm step, the height-rule estimate for a man 175 cm tall, 10,000 steps is 7.26 km or 4.51 miles. With a 67.1 cm step, for a woman 162.6 cm tall, it is 6.71 km or 4.17 miles. At a walking speed of 5 km/h, 7.26 km takes about 1 hour 27 minutes.

Do you need 10,000 steps a day?

Fewer can be enough. A 2022 Lancet Public Health meta-analysis of 15 cohorts with 47,471 adults (Paluch and colleagues) found that the risk of death fell as daily steps rose, levelling off at 6,000–8,000 steps a day for adults aged 60 and over and 8,000–10,000 for younger adults. The authors noted that the popular 10,000-step target has little evidence behind it.

How many calories do 10,000 steps burn?

About 361 kcal for a 70 kg person walking the 7.26 km at 5 km/h, by the ACSM walking equation, including the resting energy used during the 87 minutes. Calories scale with body weight, so a 90 kg walker covering the same distance at the same speed uses about 464 kcal. Step length matters too, because it sets how far 10,000 steps go.

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이 계산 방법의 출처는 무엇인가요?

Klein I. Pedestrian inertial navigation: an overview of model and data-driven approaches. arXiv:2407.21676 (2024), eq. 6 — step length 0.415 × height (men), 0.413 × height (women); American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription — metabolic equation for walking (50–100 m/min); Texas Tech University — ACSM metabolic calculations study notes.

이 계산기 소개

d=n×s,s=0.415h (men), 0.413h (women);V˙O2=0.1 S+3.5 mL/kg/mind = n \times s,\quad s = 0.415h\ \text{(men)},\ 0.413h\ \text{(women)};\qquad \dot V\text{O}_2 = 0.1\,S + 3.5\ \text{mL/kg/min}

출처

  1. Klein I. Pedestrian inertial navigation: an overview of model and data-driven approaches. arXiv:2407.21676 (2024), eq. 6 — step length 0.415 × height (men), 0.413 × height (women)
  2. American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription — metabolic equation for walking (50–100 m/min)
  3. Texas Tech University — ACSM metabolic calculations study notes

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