Just Curious: Miles for 10,000 Steps

ilex70

I'm 5'6 and per my Vivofit 10,000 steps for me is 4.2 miles.

dietstokes

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

According to my Fitbit, 10k steps is about 4 miles.

StaciMarie1974

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

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

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

Stride length: average of 2.7 feet
10,000 steps = 27,000 feet
5280 feet per mile = 5.11 miles

Sued0nim

I'm 5'8, my stride length is 2 ft 7 so 10k is just under 5 miles

pinggolfer96

6'2

About 5 miles usually per 10k

minizebu

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

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

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

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

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

Approx 4.6 miles, I'm 5'

Colorscheme

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

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

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

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

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!