How many steps is 1 km?

1 km is about 1,420 steps for an adult 170 cm tall at a normal pace. That takes around 12 min and burns about 50 kcal at 70 kg.

By height

HeightStepsTime
155 cm1,55012 min
165 cm1,46012 min
175 cm1,38012 min
185 cm1,30012 min
195 cm1,24012 min

Calories by body weight

Weightkcal
55 kg40 kcal
70 kg50 kcal
85 kg60 kcal
100 kg70 kcal

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How it is calculated

Step length is about 41% of body height at a normal pace (5 km/h). Calories use a MET value of 3.5 for walking: kcal = 3.5 × weight × hours. Taller people and faster walkers cover more distance with the same number of steps.

Other step counts

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