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Convert steps to distance, calories, and track your progress toward the 10,000 step goal.
8,000 / 10,000 steps (2,000 more)
WHO recommends 8,000β10,000 steps/day for adults
Used to estimate stride length: ~0.415 Γ height
Enter your steps and click Calculate
For your weight (70 kg)
Stride length (Hrdlicka formula): stride = 0.415 Γ height (cm) / 100 meters. Distance = steps Γ stride length.
Calorie calculation: Walking MET β 3.5 (moderate pace). Calories = MET Γ weight (kg) Γ duration (hours).
The 10,000 steps origin: Popularized in 1964 Japan (δΈζ©θ¨ "manpo-kei" = 10,000 step meter). Modern research (Lee et al., JAMA, 2019) found meaningful health benefits plateau around 7,500β8,000 steps/day for older adults.
For an average adult (170 cm), 10,000 steps β 7.5β8 km (4.7β5 miles). Stride = 0.415 Γ height. Taller people cover more distance per step.
A 70 kg person walking 10,000 steps (β7.5 km) burns roughly 300β400 kcal. Uphill walking and faster pace increase calorie burn.
10,000 steps started as a 1964 Japanese marketing concept. Modern research shows significant health benefits plateau around 7,500β8,000 steps/day. Any increase in daily steps is beneficial.
Convert steps into distance and calories using your height-derived stride length, and check how close you are to the 10 000-step daily goal.
Stride length depends mainly on height. The Hrdlicka formula (~0.413 Γ height) gives a workable estimate; faster paces increase stride length, fatigue decreases it.
For most adults, 10 000 steps equates to roughly 7β8 km of walking, depending on stride length and pace.
Step-derived distance is an estimate. Measured GPS distance is more accurate when available.
stride(m) β 0.413 Γ height(m) β Hrdlicka anthropometric formula.distance(m) = steps Γ stride(m) β Linear conversion.kcal = MET Γ kg Γ hours β MET β 3.5 for typical step-counted walking.Inputs: Height 175 cm, body weight 70 kg, walked at 5 km/h.
Stride β 0.413 Γ 1.75 = 0.72 mDistance = 10 000 Γ 0.72 = 7 230 mTime at 5 km/h = 1 h 27 min β kcal = 3.5 Γ 70 Γ 1.45 β 355 kcalResult: ~7.2 km, ~1 h 27 min, ~355 kcal.
Inputs: Body weight 65 kg, walking MET 3.5, height 165 cm.
Time = 200 / (3.5 Γ 65) = 0.88 h β 53 minAt 5 km/h that is 4.4 kmStride 0.68 m β ~6 470 stepsResult: β 6 470 steps.
For most adults, about 7β8 km β varies with height and pace.
Hrdlicka: β 0.413 Γ height (in metres).
About 2 000β2 500, depending on height.
It is a popular goal; benefits accrue from ~7 000 steps onward in most cohort studies.
Yes β brisk walking burns more kcal per step than slow strolling.
Running stride is longer and faster; entering running data may overstate distance.
Stair-climbing is more intense than level walking; use the calories-burned tool for a stair-specific MET.
The formula still works but with greater margin; consider measuring stride directly.
Watches often use proprietary algorithms with accelerometer thresholds.
Yes β shorter strides mean more steps to cover the same distance.
Stride formulas are calibrated for adults; child estimates may be off.
No β educational only.
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