Counting steps

jperlman7

I am 4'11" and weigh 150 lbs. How many calories do I burn for 10,000 steps? Is there a way on My Fitness Pal to account for steps as exercise?

corinasue1143

I believe this was discussed in another thread recently, but I can’t remember the outcome.

middlehaitch

MFP doesn’t do steps. You need a device that syncs to get that.

Going off your info, you probably get 3.5-3.75 miles for 10.000 steps.
(I’m 2” taller but am renowned for my short stride)

Using the 1/3 weight x distance travelled formula, which I find accurate, you would be burning around 166 cals for your steps.

If you can track distance, just use the 1/3 weight x distance travelled for your walking cal burn.

Or if accuracy is not too important, give yourself 1.7 cals per 100 steps.
(17 cals per 1000 steps is a slight uptick but nothing that would throw your numbers off.)

Cheers, h.

jperlman7

Thanks so much for this information.

TeaBea

Another method (if your steps are consistent) is to change your activity level. This will bump up calories a bit without logging exercise separately.

http://www.fitnessforweightloss.com/rate-your-activity-level-based-on-steps-per-day/