Just Curious: Miles for 10,000 Steps

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ilex70
ilex70 Posts: 727 Member
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I'm 5'6 and per my Vivofit 10,000 steps for me is 4.2 miles.

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  • dietstokes
    dietstokes Posts: 216 Member
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    this varies per person depending on stride length (which can vary even by day some times) for me thats anywhere between 4-5.5 miles.
  • Colorscheme
    Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
    edited January 2016
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    According to my Fitbit, 10k steps is about 4 miles.
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
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    Does the Vivofit take into consideration your stride length or use GPS?

    I average about 2100 steps per mile "Fitness" walking, a little less running. (Longer stride while running.) So roughly 4.75 miles per 10,000 steps or less if I do some running.
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
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    I'm 5'7" and my fitbit says 10K steps is about 5 miles. However, when I run 5 miles my stride length must be much longer because I never accumulate 10K steps for that.
  • brightsideofpink
    brightsideofpink Posts: 1,018 Member
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    mitch16 wrote: »
    I'm 5'7" and my fitbit says 10K steps is about 5 miles. However, when I run 5 miles my stride length must be much longer because I never accumulate 10K steps for that.

    Agreed with this. How you get those steps matters. I have found that when I run, I get about 25-30% less steps than if I walk. Which obviously makes sense.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
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    Stride length: average of 2.7 feet
    10,000 steps = 27,000 feet
    5280 feet per mile = 5.11 miles
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    I'm 5'8, my stride length is 2 ft 7 so 10k is just under 5 miles
  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
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    6'2

    About 5 miles usually per 10k
  • minizebu
    minizebu Posts: 2,716 Member
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    Both leg/stride length and walking/running speed will affect the mileage needed to accumulate 10,000 steps.

    I'm 5'2". It takes me just over 4.2 miles to accumulate 10,000 steps when I walk at a speed of roughly 3mph.

  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
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    Fitbit tells me that 10,000 steps is about 4.5 miles. I am 5'10"+ but have very short legs.

    No running--my steps are mostly walking and social dancing.
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
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    You can edit stride length at the Fitbit website/dashboard. There is an entry for running and walking. If you don't customize it, I believe Fitbit uses some average #.
    mitch16 wrote: »
    I'm 5'7" and my fitbit says 10K steps is about 5 miles. However, when I run 5 miles my stride length must be much longer because I never accumulate 10K steps for that.

  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
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    I just got a Fitbit charge HR. It underestimates my mileage (according to google maps). Is there a way to calibrate it for stride length? Not that it matters, really. Just curious what adjustments are possible.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    ahoy_m8 wrote: »
    I just got a Fitbit charge HR. It underestimates my mileage (according to google maps). Is there a way to calibrate it for stride length? Not that it matters, really. Just curious what adjustments are possible.

    My zip calibrates to stride length, so the charge must
  • lil_lizt
    lil_lizt Posts: 275 Member
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    Approx 4.6 miles, I'm 5'
  • Colorscheme
    Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
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    brightsideofpink wrote: »
    mitch16 wrote: »
    I'm 5'7" and my fitbit says 10K steps is about 5 miles. However, when I run 5 miles my stride length must be much longer because I never accumulate 10K steps for that.

    Agreed with this. How you get those steps matters. I have found that when I run, I get about 25-30% less steps than if I walk. Which obviously makes sense.

    I get more steps running than walking. Like, if I walk for 15 mins then I get 1.5 miles and 2500 steps. If I run for the same amount of time, I get a mile more and 3500 steps.
  • minizebu
    minizebu Posts: 2,716 Member
    edited January 2016
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    ahoy_m8 wrote: »
    I just got a Fitbit charge HR. It underestimates my mileage (according to google maps). Is there a way to calibrate it for stride length? Not that it matters, really. Just curious what adjustments are possible.

    @ahoy_m8

    https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/How-do-I-measure-and-adjust-my-stride-length
  • shabaity
    shabaity Posts: 791 Member
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    Figure out your average stride length in feet multiply times number of steps taken then either do the conversion maths or Google ft to miles
  • ForecasterJason
    ForecasterJason Posts: 2,577 Member
    edited January 2016
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    While I have not manually set my stride length, I've just walked today and 10k steps registered as 4.4 miles. I'm 5'8". I do think there is some fluctuation from day to day, though.
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    edited January 2016
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    As an interesting aside, my stride length changes dramatically depending on the terrain and conditions. I average 2.7 feet/step at 5'9" with a 33" inseam. Today's 10,312 steps (so far) have been 5.26 miles. I still have a 1 mile walk with my dogs tonight, hooray!

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