How many calories are burned walking 2,400 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 2,400 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, 2,400 steps would burn approximately 116 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 2,400 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	62	65	56	54	57	58	72	77
95 lbs	65	69	59	57	60	61	76	81
100 lbs	69	72	62	60	63	64	80	86
105 lbs	72	76	65	63	66	68	84	90
110 lbs	76	79	68	66	70	71	88	94
115 lbs	79	83	71	69	73	74	92	98
120 lbs	82	87	74	72	76	77	96	103
125 lbs	86	90	77	75	79	81	100	107
130 lbs	89	94	80	78	82	84	104	111
135 lbs	93	97	83	81	85	87	108	115
140 lbs	96	101	87	84	89	90	112	120
145 lbs	100	105	90	87	92	93	116	124
150 lbs	103	108	93	90	95	97	120	128
155 lbs	107	112	96	93	98	100	124	133
160 lbs	110	115	99	96	101	103	128	137
165 lbs	113	119	102	99	104	106	132	141
170 lbs	117	123	105	102	108	110	136	145
175 lbs	120	126	108	105	111	113	140	150
180 lbs	124	130	111	108	114	116	144	154
185 lbs	127	133	114	111	117	119	148	158
190 lbs	131	137	118	114	120	122	152	163
195 lbs	134	141	121	117	123	126	156	167
200 lbs	137	144	124	120	127	129	160	171
205 lbs	141	148	127	123	130	132	164	175
210 lbs	144	152	130	126	133	135	168	180
215 lbs	148	155	133	129	136	139	172	184
220 lbs	151	159	136	132	139	142	176	188
225 lbs	155	162	139	135	142	145	180	192
230 lbs	158	166	142	138	146	148	184	197
235 lbs	161	170	145	141	149	151	188	201
240 lbs	165	173	148	144	152	155	192	205
245 lbs	168	177	152	147	155	158	196	210
250 lbs	172	180	155	150	158	161	200	214

Calories burned running 2,400 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	70	77	76	73	68	66	67	67	73	71	76
95 lbs	73	81	80	77	72	70	71	71	78	75	80
100 lbs	77	86	84	81	76	73	75	75	82	78	85
105 lbs	81	90	88	85	80	77	78	79	86	82	89
110 lbs	85	94	93	89	84	81	82	82	90	86	93
115 lbs	89	98	97	93	87	84	86	86	94	90	97
120 lbs	93	103	101	97	91	88	90	90	98	94	102
125 lbs	97	107	105	101	95	92	93	94	102	98	106
130 lbs	100	111	109	105	99	95	97	97	106	102	110
135 lbs	104	115	114	109	103	99	101	101	110	106	114
140 lbs	108	120	118	113	106	103	105	105	114	110	119
145 lbs	112	124	122	117	110	106	108	109	118	114	123
150 lbs	116	128	126	121	114	110	112	112	122	118	127
155 lbs	120	133	130	126	118	114	116	116	126	122	131
160 lbs	124	137	135	130	122	117	120	120	131	126	135
165 lbs	128	141	139	134	125	121	123	124	135	130	140
170 lbs	131	145	143	138	129	125	127	127	139	133	144
175 lbs	135	150	147	142	133	128	131	131	143	137	148
180 lbs	139	154	152	146	137	132	135	135	147	141	152
185 lbs	143	158	156	150	141	136	138	139	151	145	157
190 lbs	147	163	160	154	144	139	142	142	155	149	161
195 lbs	151	167	164	158	148	143	146	146	159	153	165
200 lbs	155	171	168	162	152	147	149	150	163	157	169
205 lbs	158	175	173	166	156	150	153	154	167	161	174
210 lbs	162	180	177	170	160	154	157	157	171	165	178
215 lbs	166	184	181	174	163	158	161	161	175	169	182
220 lbs	170	188	185	178	167	161	164	165	180	173	186
225 lbs	174	192	189	182	171	165	168	169	184	177	190
230 lbs	178	197	194	186	175	169	172	172	188	181	195
235 lbs	182	201	198	190	179	172	176	176	192	184	199
240 lbs	186	205	202	194	182	176	179	180	196	188	203
245 lbs	189	210	206	198	186	180	183	184	200	192	207
250 lbs	193	214	210	202	190	183	187	187	204	196	212

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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