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Stride length is roughly 41-43% of height when walking normally, rising toward 55% when running. Distance is steps times stride, so a 172 cm person covers about 71 cm per step and needs roughly 1,400 steps per kilometre.
Steps to distance
stride = height x pace factor; distance = steps x stride
No. It originated as a 1960s Japanese pedometer marketing slogan. Research suggests most of the mortality benefit appears by 6,000-8,000 steps a day.
Faster walking lengthens the stride as well as raising cadence, and running adds a flight phase that extends it further.