[at-l] Converting footsteps to miles

[cwillett@math.uiuc.edu (Christopher Willett)]

This may not be what you want to hear, but for stair climbing I
would measure your workout in terms of vertical gain.  Stair climbing
is good for getting used to going up, not going long.  Walking
around downtown is good for that.  I'd either ask a building
maintenance person how high each flight is, or bring a tape measure
in and do it yourself.

Chris

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Chris Willett
cwillett@math.uiuc.edu
http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~cwillett
Department of Mathematics
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, Gary Roberts wrote:

> Does anyone know how to convert footsteps into mileage??  Specifically
> staircases.
>
> I'm going to start walking up and down my stairs at work.  It is an eight
> (8) story office building in Downtown Washington, DC.
>
> I guess what my real question is:  Once I count all the steps in the
> building staircase...how many times must I walk up and down to get a one (1)
> mile distance.  Then I can adjust my "mileage" accordingly....doing more or
> less on certain days....depending on physical efforts/constraints.
>
> Just walking around downtown for lunch isn't cutting it.  It would also be
> more beneficial in toning and strengthening all parts of the leg muscles.
> On my last hike with Pittsburgh through the Shenandoah's, my knees were
> killing me on the downs.  Now I know that I wasn't in the greatest shape to
> begin with, but I'd like to start strengthening the legs more.  Thanks.
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