How far did 10,000 steps actually take you?
Your stride depends on your height, and the calories depend on your weight, so the generic 'one mile per 2,000 steps' is wrong for almost everyone. Put in your numbers and get yours.
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A 5'2" walker takes about 2,400 steps per mile; a 6'2" walker about 1,900. The "2,000 steps is a mile" rule sits in between and is off by 10 to 20 percent for most people. The tool estimates stride from height and shows your own steps-per-mile number so you can sanity check your watch.
Calories, honestly
Walking burns roughly 0.5 calories per pound of body weight per mile, a bit more at a brisk pace, so a 175-pound person burns about 90 calories a mile, not the 150 that fitness trackers like to show. The number above is the walking-only estimate, on top of what you burn existing. Do not eat back a walk.
The 10,000 number
It came from a 1960s Japanese pedometer marketing campaign, not a study. The research since points to a curve: the biggest health gains come from going from 3,000 to 7,000 steps a day, with benefits flattening somewhere around 8,000 to 10,000 depending on age. More is fine; 7,500 consistently beats 12,000 on Saturdays and 2,000 the rest of the week.
Stride length is estimated from height (about 0.413 times height for walking, 0.415 for men and 0.413 for women in the common formula) and calories from body weight at a walking pace. Real numbers vary with terrain, speed, and gait. General information, not medical advice.