Peoria Tri-County Mileage:(As of 6/11/2010 @ 12:00:00 AM) |
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Engage in other activities that promote fitness?
Convert them to walking miles:
Examples:
1. If you bike 5 miles on a road or paved trail, add 1.5 miles (5 x 0.3) to your daily total
2. If you do vigorous aerobics for 1 hour, add 3.0 miles (1 x 3.0) to your daily total.
| Type of Exercise | Miles/Hours | Multiply by |
|---|---|---|
| Aerobic Dancing | Hours | 3.0 |
| Water Aerobics | Hours | 1.5 |
| Biking on rigorous terrain | Miles | 1.5 |
| Biking on road or paved trail | Miles | 0.3 |
| Canoeing/kayaking (moderate) | Hours | 2 |
| Canoeing/kayaking (vigorous) | Hours | 3.5 |
| Hiking (5% grade) | Miles | 2 |
| Rollerblading | Miles | 0.5 |
| Running | Miles | 1.5 |
| Swimming | Miles | 3 |
If you are working out on an elliptical machine, playing tennis, golfing, mowing and most other two-legged exercise endeavors, just wear your pedometer for a one-to-one correlation.
2000 steps = 1 mile (Estimate - per average stride length)
Reference: Some conversions courtesy of "Walk the Four Seasons" by Robert Sweetgall
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