pedometer?

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how many steps is a mile?

 

[PaulDavid's mom]

good question! I would like to know also.

 

[cbrfan]

I would think it would be different for everyone, depending on length of stride. I think I remember reading that 10,000 steps was the equivalent of 5 miles.
On the topic of pedometers, does anyone know if they make a pedometer that also measures your heartrate?

 

[Ohana 4]

They do have ones that measure your pulse. Usually they have a pad to put your finger on and it will measure your pulse. My problem with pedometers is that 1) they fall off my waistband whenever I bend over, 2) I'm not sure they measure quite accurately, since anytime you jump, it tacks on another step you may not have taken. I'm looking for the ultimate pedometer that you can hook to your wrist and it measures accurately. No such thing to my knowledge.
But a couple of the pulse ones are:

http://www.bodytrends.com/acupul.htm

http://www.pedometersusa.com/Pages/TZ-2004-Pages/PEDO/PEDO-model/sportline/355.html

 

[Lacerta]

There are 5280 feet in a mile. Thus, if your stride is 18 inches (1.5 feet), then there are 3520 steps per mile (5280/1.5). If your stride is 2 feet, then there are 2640 steps in a mile (5280/2). Most peoples stride is longer when running when walking, so there are less steps per mile. Its a fairly personal thing that there is no easy answer to.

Measure your stride (Walk 10 steps, measure the distance and divide by 10 for more accuracy), convert the inches to feet by dividing by 12, so if you come up with a stride of 27 inches, that is 27/12=2.25, then divide 5280 by your answer, 5280/2.25=2347 (rounding up).


@cbrfan, to have 10000 steps equal 5 miles, the required pace length is about 2.64 ft. which is long for walking, but probably a decent running pace length.


Hope that helps