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How long is it for you to walk a mile?

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Adults typically walk 3-4 miles an hour. This means that a mile could be completed in just 15 minutes. Howtoneed with different abilities may be slower or more efficient than. The speed of walking can be affected by age as well as your gender, fitness level, and gender.


It is possible to determine your walking speed?


When you're planning your next trip, a day out or getting ready for an event like a marathon or sponsored walk, you may want to calculate how many minutes you'll need to take to walk a mile. The individual's health could have an effect on the time it takes to walk the mile (and other variables like gender, age and speed) must be considered when planning your trip.


Walking speed is influenced by the age


It's not the amazing fact that it takes up to three hours to walk two blocks in the same space with an infant (so many fascinating holes in walls to look at!)


It might surprise you to discover that the sprightly twentysomethings actually walk at a slower pace as compared to their older thirtysomething and forty-something counterparts. This is true. After we reach our 50s, walking speed slows down again.


At 2.1 speeds, it would take a 75-year old to walk one mile in an average time of nearly 30 minutes (28 minutes and 34 seconds) and an individual aged 23 could walk at 3mph and take only 20 minutes.


Speed of walking that is gender specific


All ages are faster for males than females. They may have bigger legs. It is possible that they are more likely than other people to be late for something.


Walking according to your pace


Another factor to consider when calculating how long it will take to walk one mile: are you taking a stroll, walking or strolling through the streets? If you're enjoying the country air, you'll slow down your pace than if are worried about not getting to the train.



These are some numbers for different walking speeds:



Speedy 100-119 steps for each minute/11 minutes/mile


Normal: 80-99 steps per minute / 15 minutes per mile


Relaxed 60 to 79 steps per minute/ 20 minutes per mile



Check out the mile chart below to get an estimate of how much time it will take to cover a distance walking at a normal speed or at a relaxed pace.


The Proclaimers would need to travel 500 miles over the period. This is the last item in the chart. At a normal pace of walking, it would take 125 hours to complete the task.
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