{"id":7606,"date":"2014-10-14T16:22:52","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T15:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainwarehouse.com\/community\/?p=7606"},"modified":"2017-05-15T15:07:51","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T14:07:51","slug":"what-is-average-walking-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mountainwarehouse.com\/expert-advice\/what-is-average-walking-speed","title":{"rendered":"What is average walking speed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"faq-q\" style=\"\/* font-style: italic; \/* margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span class=\"faq-let\" style=\"font-size: 2em;\">Q.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">What is average walking speed?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-a\">\n<p><span class=\"faq-let\">A. <\/span>The average walking speed of a person is approximately 3 mph on a flat and even surface. Everybody will however walk at slightly different speed. A person\u2019s average walking speed can be affected by several factors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Age of person<\/li>\n<li>Physical condition<\/li>\n<li>Body type<\/li>\n<li>Terrain (whether up or down hill\/on flat or even surface)<\/li>\n<li>Preferred walking speed<\/li>\n<li>Weather conditions \u2013 Sunny day will be more tiring walking plus it might be more enjoyable so walk slower compared to a wet day where people speed up to get out of the rain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q.What is average walking speed? A. The average walking speed of a person is approximately 3 mph on a flat and even surface. Everybody will however walk at slightly different speed. 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