Make every
step count.

Your steps, with a little more context

A step count tells you how often your feet moved. Add your step length and it becomes an estimate of the ground you covered. Add a walking speed and you can see the approximate moving time, too. Use this walking steps calculator to explore one walk, compare routes, or put a familiar daily count into perspective.

The starting values are an example: 10,000 steps, a 30-inch step length, and a speed of 3 mph. They are not a recommended daily target or a claim about the average walker. Replace them with measurements that reflect your walk.

Choose the tool that fits your question

Start with steps to miles or steps to kilometres if your tracker gives you a count. Start with miles to steps or kilometres to steps if you know the route. The walking time tool helps you plan the moving portion of a trip. For an indoor session, the treadmill calculator uses speed, time, and step length.

Energy estimates need more information. The calorie tools use body weight, a selected walking intensity, and cadence to estimate the duration and energy of a walk. Their answers are estimates for a modelled walk, so keep them separate from precise food targets or promises about weight change.

Make the estimate more personal

The most useful improvement is to measure your own step length over a known distance. Count every footfall, including both left and right feet, then divide the distance by that count. Repeat at your usual walking pace. A full stride contains two steps, so using stride length in a step-length field would overstate the distance.