Do you know how to calculate walking speed
When you're planning your next trip or day out or planning a sponsored walk or marathon it is possible to calculate how many minutes it takes to walk a mile. Individual health conditions can influence the time needed to walk the mile (and other variables like gender, age and pace) are also factors to consider in the planning process.
Walking speed as a result of age
It's not the incredible phenomenon by which it takes three hours walk just two blocks with a toddler (so many fascinating holes in walls to look at!)
You might be surprised to find out that twenty-somethings tend to walk slower than their older thirty-something and forty-something peers. It's factual. When we hit our fifties, walking speed drops again.
A 75-year-old could walk one mile at 2.1mph in only 28 minutes and 34 seconds. A person aged 23 can be able to walk 3mph in 20 minutes.
Speed of walking that is gender specific
Women walk faster than men in all age categories. It could be because men have larger legs. Maybe they are more likely than other people to be late for something.
Walking speed according to your pace
Another thing to think about when calculating how long it takes to walk a mile: are you taking a stroll, walking or strolling down the street? If you enjoy the country air and the fresh air, your pace will be slower than if you're concerned about not getting to the train.
Here are some figures to help you pick the appropriate pace for your needs:
Fast The speed range is 100 to 119 steps per minute / 11 minutes per mile
Normal - 80-99 steps per hour or 15 minutes per mile
Relaxed 60-79 steps per minute/20 minutes per mile
The mile chart below to get an estimate of the time it takes to walk a certain distance at a normal, speed or at a relaxed pace.
The Proclaimers will have to walk 500 miles in the time it takes. That's the final part of the chart. It takes them about 125 hours (7500 mins) to walk 500 miles at a normal pace.
