How many calories are burned walking 1,400 steps?

Ask anyone how many steps they had today and they'll know exactly what you mean. That's because in today's increasingly sedentary world, how many steps someone takes in any given day has become an important indicator of how active and physically fit they might be. And thanks to devices like smartphones, smart watches, and other fitness trackers, step tracking has become as easy as carrying or wearing a device and letting it track your activity automatically without giving it a second thought.

Of course, it's one thing to say you walked 1,400 steps, and it's quite another to know how many calories you burned doing so. Any guesses?

Based on an average stride length of 2.5 feet, body weight of 180 pounds, and a walking speed of 4 mph, 1,400 steps would burn approximately 68 calories.

While this can give a pretty good estimate for an average person, not everyone weighs the same or walks the same speed. Read on to view chart for different weights and walking/running speeds or calculate another amount.

Calories burned walking 1,400 steps at different speeds and body weights

Because calories burned is related to the time and intensity of your activity as well as your own physical characteristics, the amount above is just based on averages. In the chart below, you can get a better idea of how many calories you burned at a particular walking speed and body weight. Please keep in mind these are estimates as well; calculating calories burned is based on good scientific research but is an inexact science.

You may notice that sometimes walking at a slower pace burns more calories than walking at a faster pace. This isn't a mistake. Instead, it shows that you may burn slightly more calories by walking slower for longer instead of walking faster for less time.

	< 2 mph	2 mph	2.5 mph	3 mph	3.5 mph	4 mph	4.5 mph	5 mph
90 lbs	36	38	32	32	33	34	42	45
95 lbs	38	40	34	33	35	36	44	47
100 lbs	40	42	36	35	37	38	47	50
105 lbs	42	44	38	37	39	39	49	52
110 lbs	44	46	40	39	41	41	51	55
115 lbs	46	48	41	40	42	43	54	57
120 lbs	48	51	43	42	44	45	56	60
125 lbs	50	53	45	44	46	47	58	62
130 lbs	52	55	47	46	48	49	61	65
135 lbs	54	57	49	47	50	51	63	67
140 lbs	56	59	51	49	52	53	65	70
145 lbs	58	61	52	51	54	54	68	72
150 lbs	60	63	54	53	55	56	70	75
155 lbs	62	65	56	54	57	58	72	77
160 lbs	64	67	58	56	59	60	75	80
165 lbs	66	69	60	58	61	62	77	82
170 lbs	68	72	61	60	63	64	79	85
175 lbs	70	74	63	61	65	66	82	87
180 lbs	72	76	65	63	66	68	84	90
185 lbs	74	78	67	65	68	70	87	92
190 lbs	76	80	69	67	70	71	89	95
195 lbs	78	82	70	68	72	73	91	97
200 lbs	80	84	72	70	74	75	94	100
205 lbs	82	86	74	72	76	77	96	102
210 lbs	84	88	76	74	78	79	98	105
215 lbs	86	90	78	75	79	81	101	107
220 lbs	88	93	79	77	81	83	103	110
225 lbs	90	95	81	79	83	85	105	112
230 lbs	92	97	83	81	85	86	108	115
235 lbs	94	99	85	82	87	88	110	117
240 lbs	96	101	87	84	89	90	112	120
245 lbs	98	103	88	86	90	92	115	122
250 lbs	100	105	90	88	92	94	117	125

Calories burned running 1,400 steps at different speeds and body weights

While most runners measure their distance in miles or kilometres, some may choose to measure it in steps.

	4 mph	5 mph	6 mph	7 mph	8 mph	9 mph	10 mph	11 mph	12 mph	13 mph	14 mph
90 lbs	41	45	44	43	40	38	39	39	43	41	44
95 lbs	43	47	47	45	42	41	41	42	45	43	47
100 lbs	45	50	49	47	44	43	44	44	48	46	49
105 lbs	47	52	52	50	47	45	46	46	50	48	52
110 lbs	50	55	54	52	49	47	48	48	52	50	54
115 lbs	52	57	56	54	51	49	50	50	55	53	57
120 lbs	54	60	59	57	53	51	52	52	57	55	59
125 lbs	56	62	61	59	55	53	54	55	59	57	62
130 lbs	59	65	64	61	58	56	57	57	62	60	64
135 lbs	61	67	66	64	60	58	59	59	64	62	67
140 lbs	63	70	69	66	62	60	61	61	67	64	69
145 lbs	65	72	71	68	64	62	63	63	69	66	72
150 lbs	68	75	74	71	67	64	65	66	71	69	74
155 lbs	70	77	76	73	69	66	68	68	74	71	77
160 lbs	72	80	79	76	71	68	70	70	76	73	79
165 lbs	74	82	81	78	73	71	72	72	79	76	81
170 lbs	77	85	83	80	75	73	74	74	81	78	84
175 lbs	79	87	86	83	78	75	76	77	83	80	86
180 lbs	81	90	88	85	80	77	78	79	86	82	89
185 lbs	83	92	91	87	82	79	81	81	88	85	91
190 lbs	86	95	93	90	84	81	83	83	90	87	94
195 lbs	88	97	96	92	86	83	85	85	93	89	96
200 lbs	90	100	98	94	89	86	87	87	95	92	99
205 lbs	92	102	101	97	91	88	89	90	98	94	101
210 lbs	95	105	103	99	93	90	92	92	100	96	104
215 lbs	97	107	106	102	95	92	94	94	102	98	106
220 lbs	99	110	108	104	98	94	96	96	105	101	109
225 lbs	101	112	110	106	100	96	98	98	107	103	111
230 lbs	104	115	113	109	102	98	100	101	109	105	114
235 lbs	106	117	115	111	104	100	102	103	112	108	116
240 lbs	108	120	118	113	106	103	105	105	114	110	119
245 lbs	110	122	120	116	109	105	107	107	117	112	121
250 lbs	113	125	123	118	111	107	109	109	119	114	123

Where this data came from

The estimates on this page come from MET, or metabolic equivalent, research. Put simply, one MET is defined as 1 kcal/kg/hour and is roughly equivalent to the energy cost of sitting quietly. Every activity has a MET associated with it based on the available research. In the example used at the top of this page, walking 4 MPH has a MET of 5.

To come up with an estimate of how many calories are burned walking a particular number of steps, you would use the following formula:

number of steps x step length / 5,280 / MPH x MET x weight in kg

In all of our examples, we rounded to the nearest whole calorie.

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Disclaimer

The information on this page is intended to be an educational reference and is not to be taken as medical advice. If you think you're having a medical emergency, please call 911 immediately.

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