How Many Steps Do People Take Per Day on Average?

Anthony Aureo
7 days ago
2 min read

BIA Athletics | Personal Training in Orange County, CA

Want to move more, feel better, and hit your fitness goals? Let’s start with one of the simplest (but most powerful) metrics: your daily step count.

📊 Why Your Step Count Matters

Tracking your steps isn’t just a numbers game. According to the American Council on Exercise, people who use fitness trackers average 2,500 more steps daily than those who don’t.

Walking daily helps:

Reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes
Support fat loss and sustainable weight control
Boost mental health and energy levels
Improve strength, mobility, and long-term joint health

👟 Average Steps Per Day: How Do You Compare?

At BIA Athletics, we work with clients across Orange County—from Cypress to Garden Grove—who want to improve their health with realistic, consistent training. Here’s how average daily steps vary by age, gender, and lifestyle:

🔢 Steps by Age

Adults (18+): 4,000 to 18,000 steps/day
Kids & Teens: 10,000 to 16,000 steps/day
Step count tends to drop significantly after age 18

🚻 Steps by Gender

Males: 5,340 steps/day (avg)
Females: 4,912 steps/day (avg)

No matter your starting point, moving more each day leads to real results—especially with support from a coach who builds a plan around your life.

💼 Steps by Job Type

Your occupation plays a big role in how much you naturally move. Here’s a breakdown from a small pedometer study:

Occupation	Avg. Steps/Day
Waiter	22,778
Nurse	16,390
Retail Worker	14,660
Stay-at-Home Parent	13,813
Office Worker	7,570

If you sit all day for work, that’s even more reason to stay active outside the office. At BIA, we help busy professionals in OC stay consistent with simple, custom routines.

🌍 Steps by Country

Global smartphone data shows huge differences in daily movement:

Country	Avg. Steps/Day
Hong Kong	6,880
United Kingdom	5,444
United States	4,774
India	4,297

Here in Orange County, our car culture makes walking less automatic—but that just means we need to be more intentional.

✅ CDC Guidelines for Daily Steps

The CDC recommends:

150 minutes of brisk activity/week ≈ 15,000 steps
300 minutes/week ≈ 30,000 steps

That breaks down to about 2,000 to 5,000 brisk steps per day—though most people aim for the well-known 10,000 steps/day goal.

At BIA Athletics, we help clients meet these goals with sustainable workouts and real-world coaching—not unrealistic fitness gimmicks.

🏃‍♂️ Simple Ways to Walk More in Orange County

Want to increase your step count in small ways that add up?

Take the stairs at work or the gym
Walk the perimeter of Target or Costco while shopping
Get steps in at Garden Grove Park or Seal Beach Pier
Take a phone call on the move
Meet a friend for a walk-and-talk

🧭 Build a Healthier Routine with BIA Athletics

You don’t need to run marathons to get fit. With personalized coaching at BIA Athletics, we help you add movement to your daily life—whether that’s training sessions, brisk walks, or building strong daily habits.

📍 We proudly serve:Garden Grove, Cypress, Buena Park, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Stanton, and nearby Orange County communities.