

Steps in a mile for running for both men and women Height Height and gender, giving a more accurate guideline figure.

Our calculator (at the top of this page) works out mile figures based upon Remember that these figures are averages based on study participants as a whole. Very fast run (6 mins/mile): 1 mile = 1,080 steps.Fast run (8 mins/mile): 1 mile = 1,400 steps.Brisk walk (15 mins/mile): 1 mile = 1,935 steps.Average walk (20 mins/mile): 1 mile = 2,252 steps.Using data from this research paper, here are some step-to-mile calculations for different walking/running speeds: People take while jogging at a slower speed (12-minute miles) compared to walking at a 15-minute-per-mile pace. The researchers suggested that this was likely to be related to the smaller distance between steps that Interestingly, individuals took more steps while jogging a 12-minute mile than walking a 15-minute mile (1,951 against 1,935 steps, respectively).

All of the participants were of 'normal weight'. In the study, researchers sought to determine the number of steps men and women took to walk one mile at both 20 and 15-minute pace and compare them to those running one mile at 12, 10, 8Īnd 6-minute pace. Using this average, we can calculate the following:Ī 2008 study published in the American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Journal found that theĪverage number of steps taken to walk or run a mile ranges from 1,001 steps for a 6-minute-mile running pace toĢ,197 steps for a 20-minute-mile walking pace for a man of 5ft 10 inches.įor a woman of average height (5ft 4 inches), the number of steps in a mile ranges from 1,082 steps for a 6-minute-mile running pace to 2,315 steps for a 20-minute-mile walking pace. This means that 10,000 steps convert to around 4.5 miles, with an average step length. On the basis that a person of average height has a step length of between 2.1 to 2.5 feet, we can say that approximately 2,250 walking steps make up a mile.
