Pizza to steps
See the energy in three slices of pizza as a walk at four different paces.
Your details
3 slices of pizza as a walk
10,324 steps
306 kcal, 1 h 30 min at steady, 3 mph
- Each slice102 kcal
- Strolling, under 2 mph3 h 28 min, 12,697 steps
- Slow, 2 mph2 h 3 min, 9,355 steps
- Steady, 3 mph1 h 30 min, 10,324 steps
- Brisk, 3.5 mph1 h 9 min, 9,251 steps
Food is fuel and pleasure, not something to earn or pay back. This is a curiosity, not a plan: your body uses energy all day, even asleep. Pizza figures are CoFID cheese and tomato pizza, 272 kcal per 100 g.
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The working
3 slices of an 8 slice, 300 g pizza
Cheese and tomato pizza is 272 kcal per 100 g (CoFID), so a 300 g pizza is 816 kcal and three slices are 306 kcal. For someone of 73 kg and 170 cm, a steady 3 mph walk uses that in about 1 h 30 min, 10,324 steps.
Food is not a debt
A reminder
Nothing here needs to be walked off. Your body uses energy all day, even asleep, and food is for fuel, pleasure and company. If food or exercise feel like a worry, talk to your GP.
Why pace matters less than you think
Energy per kilometre
Walking faster uses more energy a minute but covers more ground, so steps change much less than minutes. Strolling takes the longest because your resting burn makes up more of the total.
Read with care
What this cannot tell you
- Know your pizzaToppings and bases vary a lot; check the label.
- Measure your burnCorrected METs give a good estimate, not an exact figure.
- Tell you what to eatBalance over a week matters far more than one meal.
Questions
Common questions
How many calories in a slice of pizza?
About 100 kcal for a slice of an 8 slice, 300 g cheese and tomato pizza. Thick crusts and meat toppings add more.
How many steps is a slice of pizza?
Roughly 3,000 to 3,500 for an average adult walking steadily.
Should I exercise to burn off food?
No need. Food and exercise are both good for you on their own terms.
Why show food as steps at all?
Research on activity equivalent labels suggests some people find it easier to picture energy this way.
Sources
- McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021 (CoFID)
- Compendium of Physical Activities: walking (METs by speed)
- Daley AJ et al. Effects of physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) food labelling. J Epidemiol Community Health 2020;74:269-275
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Food, weight and worry
If food, weight or exercise feel like a worry, talk to your GP. Beat offers free, confidential support on 0808 801 0677.
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