PokeT-Walk Km to steps: a walking and running chart from 1 to 12 km
About 1,300 steps per kilometre when walking and about 1,000 when running, because a walking stride is roughly 0.77 m and a running stride about 1 m. PokeT-Walk uses exactly those figures, switching at 7 km/h, when it turns a distance into steps for Apple Health.
How many steps in a km walking?
At the walking rule, 1 km is 1,300 steps. So 5 km in steps is 6,500 and 10 km is 13,000. The stride behind that figure is 1,000 m ÷ 1,300 = 0.769 m, a normal adult walking step.
| Distance | Walking (below 7 km/h) | Running (7 km/h or faster) | Time at 4 km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 km | 1,300 | 1,000 | 15 min |
| 2 km | 2,600 | 2,000 | 30 min |
| 3 km | 3,900 | 3,000 | 45 min |
| 5 km | 6,500 | 5,000 | 75 min |
| 7 km | 9,100 | 7,000 | 105 min |
| 8 km | 10,400 | 8,000 | 120 min |
| 10 km | 13,000 | 10,000 | 150 min |
| 12 km | 15,600 | 12,000 | 180 min |
Steps per km when running
Running strides are longer, so a kilometre takes fewer of them: 1,000 per km at the app's running rule. In Custom Walk, the switch happens when Pace reaches 7 km/h. 5 km at 8 km/h is 5,000 steps over 38 minutes; the same 5 km at 5 km/h is 6,500 steps over 60 minutes.
10,000 steps in km, and steps to km
Divide by 1,300 to go from walking steps to kilometres. 10,000 steps is 7.692 km, which at 4 km/h is just under two hours of walking. At the running rule the same 10,000 steps would be 10 km.
| Steps | Km |
|---|---|
| 1,000 | 0.769 |
| 3,000 | 2.308 |
| 5,000 | 3.846 |
| 8,000 | 6.154 |
| 10,000 | 7.692 |
| 15,000 | 11.538 |
How many steps in a mile?
A mile is 1.609344 km, so at the walking rule it is about 2,092 steps, and about 1,609 at the running rule. 2 miles is about 4,184 walking steps and 3 miles about 6,276. The app itself only takes kilometres.
Why your own number is different
Stride depends on height, leg length, speed, terrain and footwear. A tall person walking briskly covers a km in fewer steps than a shorter person strolling, and an individual's count on a flat path can land a bit under the 1,300 average used here. The figures above are averages for logging, not a measurement of you, and PokeT-Walk does not ask for height or stride.
Log a distance as steps with PokeT-Walk
- For a walk at 4 km/h, tap 2KM, 5KM or 7KM on Home (10KM and 12KM with PRO).
- For your own speed, open Custom Walk, set Distance and Pace, and check the Summary before Add to Health.
- For miles or an odd distance, convert to steps yourself and type them into Custom amount, then tap Add. The app saves steps ÷ 1,300 as the distance.
Whichever way you log, the steps and the distance go into Apple Health together, so the two always agree.
Questions and answers
Is 1,300 steps per km right for me?
How many steps is 5 km?
Does the app ask for my height or stride?
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