A Hike through History… The Camino de Santiago  Conversion Charts

Please use the following charts to convert your cardiovascular exercises into Miles Walked on the Camino.

Precor Bicycle (upright & recumbent) Conversion into Miles Walked:  
The Bicycles have a “Distance” button on the console. This will give you miles which will directly convert into walking miles.

Bicycling (Road) Conversion into Miles Walked:
Every mile Road-biked equals 1/3 miles walked. Example: 10 miles on a road bike equals 3.33 miles walked

Bicycling (Mountain) Conversion into Miles Walked:   
Every mile Mountain-biked equals 1 mile walked.

Precor Elliptical Crosstrainer (legs only) Conversion into Miles Walked:  
The Ellipticals have a “Distance” button on the console. This will give you miles which will directly convert into walking miles.

Precor Elliptical Crosstrainer (arms & legs) Conversion into Miles Walked:
The Ellipticals have a “Distance” button on the console. This will give you miles which will directly convert into walking miles.

Concept II Rower Conversion into Miles Walked:                                    
Strokes/minute    Time (in minutes)  5         10    15    20    25    30    35    40    45     50    55    60
18 – 22                                            0.5 miles    1    1.5    2     2.5    3     3.5    4     4.5     5    5.5    6
23 – 27                                                 0.6      1.3  1.9   2.5    3.2   3.8   4.4    5    5.7      6.3    6.9    7.6
28 – 32                                                 0.7       1.5  2.3    3    3.8    4.5    5.3    6.8    6.8   7.5    8.3    9
33 – 35                                                 0.9       1.7  2.6   3.4   4.3    5       6       7     7.7    8.5    9.4    10
36 – 38                                                  11         2    3       4       5    6       7       8        9    19      11    12
38 – 40                                                 1.1       2.3  3.4    4.5   5.7  6.8    7.9      9      10  11.3   12.4  13.6

Stairmaster Conversion into Miles Walked:                   
The Stairmasters have a “Distance” button on the console. This will give you miles which will directly convert into walking miles.

Swimming Conversion into Miles Walked:
1,000 yards (914 meters) swimming equals 4 miles walked. Example: If you did 10 laps of our CCC Pool (which is 25 yards long, or 50 yards per lap) you would swim 500 yards (457 meters). This would be equal to 2 miles walked.

Train with Paine Exercise Class Conversion into Miles Walked:   
Each Class equals 5 miles walked.                                       

Yoga Exercise Class Conversion into Miles Walked:
Each Class equals 4 miles walked.                                       

We can do other conversions for other forms of exercise.
Please contact us in the Athletic Center so we may help you convert your workouts into Miles Walked.