Steps per Mile Calculator

Centimetres, or inches in US units. Measure it: walk ten steps beside a tape and divide the distance by ten.
Only used when the step length is estimated from height.
Only sets the default height ratio.
Defaults to 0.415 for men and 0.413 for women, the conventional pedometer-calibration ratio. Override it with your own measured ratio.
Steps per mile
2,146
Steps to Distance and Calories Calculator
Step length used
0.750 m
Stride length (two steps)
1.500 m
Steps per kilometre
1,333
Worked out from American College of Sports Medicine, ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription - metabolic equations for gross VO2 in walking and running and 2 other sources.
The calorie figure is a gross energy estimate from a population regression, not a measurement of your metabolism. Step length varies with speed, terrain and fatigue, so a measured step length always beats one estimated from height.

How this is worked out

2 steps
  1. Step length = 0.75 m.
  2. Steps per mile = 1609.344 / 0.75 = 2145.79; steps per km = 1000 / 0.75 = 1333.33.

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