It's per week, not per day, and it's not really a huge amount, but you're right, the typical suburbanite probably doesn't walk that much. (15,000 steps/week) *

It's per week, not per day, and it's not really a huge amount, but you're right, the typical suburbanite probably doesn't walk that much. (15,000 steps/week) * (3 feet/step) / (5280 feet/mile) / (7 days/week) = 1.2 miles/day. Or, one 0.6-mile-distant round-trip If you live in a city and take mass transit, you probably do more than this without thinking about it. If you're in the burbs, I don't know if random bumming around your house, and crossing a parking lot, and going from your desk to conference rooms a few times a day, would add up to that.