How many revolutions on a nordic track elliptical is a mile?

Answer 1

Well, it depends on the radius of your steps...each machine is different. Try this, at least to get a good estimate (NOT AN EXACT ANSWER): Find a way to measure the length of the stride. (aka how far your foot moves from when it's the farthest back to the farthest forward....this would be the diameter of the circle you make with one foot) Let's say it was 20 inches (that's what mine was) Now you need to figure out the circumference.... (diameter X pie) In our example 20 X 3.14= 62.8 inches This is (about) how many inches you would travel per step There are about 63360 inches in a mile, so to complete our equation: 63,360 divided by 62.8 = 1008.9 Remember, this is an estimate for an machine with a 20 inch diameter: every 1008.9 steps equals a mile. NOTE: if you're reading the number off the machine, take note of what it is referring to as a "step" This equation is based on right foot=step one, left foot=step two.....right foot=step three....left foot=step four....etc (some machines consider one full revolution to be one right foot AND one left foot....in which case, just divide by two)