I want to start walking daily so I want to know how many blocks do I walk to equal a mile?

Answer 1

12 blocks equal 1 mile, depending where you live. My suggestion would be to get those little gadgets that count your steps. There are 5,280 feet in one mile.

Answer 2

16 blocks = 1 mile.

Answer 3

As you see by the answers above, it depends on the way your city is laid out.
Phoenix is 8 to the mile in most areas.
Drive a mile, per the odometer, then count the blocks.

Answer 4

It is typically 20 blocks. If you want to make sure then call up a mapquest view of the area you are planning to walk and look at the distance scale on it.

Answer 5

Generally, if you walk maybe 20 minutes it is probably a mile.
If you are a fast walker it could be 15 minutes. Keep It Up

Answer 6

I do not know which city or area you live in but in a regular new york city street, about 20 city streets = 1 mile.

If you want to know which locations are 1 mile from your house, go to mapquest and play around over there.

Good luck and e-mail me if you have any questions.
-AB
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Answer 7

It really depends on where you live. The best idea is to ask the city planner in your town. It varies from 10-16 usually.

Good job to you on starting a fitness program! Keep it up!

Answer 8

get a pedometer, the distance of a block changes from town to town, so there is no way to gauge distance by a block. With a pedometer you walk 10,000 steps and you are good to go.

Answer 9

ELEVEN... city blocks... equal... A MILE!

First.... check with Your Doctor... to make sure YOU are Healthy to WALK!

Thanks, RR

Answer 10

Depends on how big your blocks are. Go here:

http://www.mapmyrun.com/

And you can map your own walks and see how far you go.