MAMASCHWICH
Ok, so by your math, if it takes only 8694 steps to get to 5 miles, then the people who take 10000 steps to get to 5 miles would actually be taking SMALLER steps, not huge ones. Which probably does make sense since your running steps may be covering more distance than a walking step. 2592 days ago
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1mile = 5280 ft 5 miles X 5280 ft/mile = 26,400 ft 26,400 ft / 10,000 steps = 2.64 ft/step
From Ask.com Step Length: The distance from the heel print of one foot to the heel print of the other foot. This is the distance traveled forward by a single leg. An average that you will see listed in many places is 2.2 feet (0.67 meters) for women and 2.5 feet (0.762 meters) for men, but it depends very much on height.
You right! Using 10,000 steps for 5 miles is using the equivalent "Mother May I" way of taking giant steps. 2781 days ago
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