If you wear a Fitbit / Apple Watch or other activity tracker, roughly how many steps do you take in a typical work day?
| Less than 2,500 |
|
4% |
| 2,500 |
|
12% |
| 5,000 |
|
32% |
| 7,500 |
|
22% |
| 10,000 |
|
18% |
| 12,500 |
|
8th% |
| 15,500 |
|
12% |
| 20,000 |
|
12% |
| More than 20,000 |
|
1% |
E.WONDER WHERE your finely sculpted calves come from? According to the major INSTORE survey in 2021, jewelers really go every step of the way: Around one in three people covers an average of 5 miles or more per day when doing the rounds of their shop. However, there were less active jewelers. Sixteen percent of the respondents in our survey cover a little more than a mile a day.
Our data was based on jewelers wearing trackers such as a Fitbit or Apple Watch and a typical person stride of 2.1 to 2.5 feet. That means it takes over 2,000 steps to walk a mile, and 10,000 steps would be almost 8 miles.
While the optimal number of steps to take in a day is discussed – recent studies suggest that gains are around 8,000 steps – the basic rule that remains is that physical activity has great health benefits. That suggests that almost half of our jewelers should try to exercise a little more during the day, provided they don’t exercise outside of work.
For more insights into the life, habits and workings of American jewelers, check out this year’s Big Survey results HERE.
