Re: 10000 steps

I agree in lateral distance, but what if your sat nav clocked up another ten yards every time you opened and closed the car door?

Re: 10000 steps

True.

I have had various fitness devices and they do vary in steps but within the parameters of what is normal. For my stride, 100000 steps is around 4.8 miles.

Re: 10000 steps

I am a geek when it's comes to numbers meaning something, my Fitbit is often optimistic.

Re: 10000 steps

Mine has GPS .

Re: 10000 steps

You wouldn't be far out at that, but, all these figures only mean something in an open environment, where a rate can be maintained, you would have a job maintaining that rate on the high street, so personally, I tend to disregard those steps.

Re: 10000 steps

No-one in my walking groups walks four miles in an hour - the best can only manage 3 mph and I do 2.5 mph .....

Re: 10000 steps

I am definitely getting fitter I have been walking in the hills it's really steep and the same walk now takes me less time and I find it easier .
The wonderful weather here helps when I am back in the cold old U of K I tend to walk (very quickly )from the log store to the wood burner .

Re: 10000 steps

Same here Omah, usually between 2.5 and 3 mph I'd have to put some jogging in to bring my average up to 4 mph. Walking any faster than 3 mph feels unnatural, forced and not enjoyable.

Hills are brilliant Muddy, they would always be my first choice for both exercising and enjoyment, some hills I've seen are just begging to be scaled...Can't resist them.

Re: 10000 steps

I think I was more interested in picking out an object a certain distance away and aiming to get there ,or in an event someone in front and aiming to catch and pass. Never thought about steps

Re: 10000 steps

In the past many of my running colleagues have used your method to good effect Norway, but over the years that I've been a runner (coming up to 40) I've learnt to recognise energy expenditure in relation to distance. A sort of 'Tortoise and Hare' syndrome. I ignore runners around me and run my own pace. Should they be overspeeding, I will catch and overhaul them, but should they be fitter than me on the day, I would only put my own race in jeopardy by trying to catch them. I must admit, that being primarily a long and ultra distance runner this only works well over distances from ten miles upward. Anything less and you can usually blast it and hold on until the finish.