8 Interesting Facts About Walking – Infographic

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• 1. In your lifetime you will walk about 65,000 miles — that’s three times around the earth!
• 2. About 2000 steps equals 1 mile.
• 3. The average person walks at pace of 3.1 miles per hour
• 4. Walkers have one foot on the ground at all times.
• 5. The longest walk around the world was completed by a former neon-sign salesman, Jean Beliveau. He walked 46,600 miles around 64 countries. The trip took him 11 years, over this time he changed 54 pairs of shoes.
• 6. Experts suggest walking minimum 6,000 steps a day (About 3 miles) to improve health and 10,000 steps a day to lose weight.
• 7. It would take about 225 million years to walk one light-year at the average pace of 3 miles per hour. One light-year is about 5.9 trillion miles.
• 8. A typical pair of athletic shoes will last for approximately 500 miles of walking.

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