How to Change Steps to Miles on the Health App

If you’re using the Health app to track your steps, you may want to know how to change the steps to miles measurement.

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Why you might want to change your units on the Health app

There are a few reasons you might want to change your units on the Health app. Maybe you prefer to think in miles rather than steps, or you’re training for a race and need to track your progress in miles. Or maybe you just want to see how far you’ve walked in a given day.

Changing your units is easy to do and only takes a few seconds. Here’s how:

Open the Health app and tap on the Profile tab.
Tap on Health Data.
Tap on Walking + Running Distance.
Tap on the Unit button (it looks like a gear).
Select Miles from the list of options.

How to change your units on the Health app

If you’re using the Health app to track your fitness goals, you might want to change the units that are displayed. By default, the app uses metric units, but you can easily switch to imperial units (miles, feet, inches) by following these steps:

1. Open the Health app on your iPhone.
2. Tap the profile icon in the top right corner of the screen.
3. Scroll down and tap “Settings.”
4. Tap “Change Units.”
5. Select “Imperial” from the list of options.

How to change your units back to the default

The Health app on the iPhone uses Metric units by default, but you can easily change it back to US customary units at any time. Here’s how!

What changing your units on the Health app does

The Health app on your iPhone collects data from various apps and sensors to show you information about your activity and health.

One of the things that it tracks is your steps, and by default, it displays this information to you in steps. However, you can change the units on the Health app to show miles instead.

Here’s how:

Open the Health app.
Tap the profile icon in the top right corner.
Tap Health Data.
Tap Fitness.
Tap Walking + Running Distance.
Tap the Units button in the top right corner.
Select Miles from the list of options.

How to make sure your units are changed on all of your devices

There are a few different ways to make sure your units are changed on all of your devices. The first way is to go into the Health app and change the unit from steps to miles. This can be done by going into the “Settings” tab, then “Units”, and finally “Miles”. Another way to change the units is by going into the “Activity” app on your iPhone, which is where all of your health and fitness data is stored. Once you’re in the Activity app, you can change the units from steps to miles by going into the “History” tab, then tapping on the units button in the top right corner. Once you’ve done that, tap on “Miles” to change the units. The last way to change your units is by going into the “Settings” app on your iPhone and tapping on “Privacy”, then “Health”. From there, tap on “Sources” and find the entry for Apple Health. Once you’ve found that, tap on it and then scroll down to find the section for Units. Tap on “Miles” to change your units.

FAQ about changing units on the Health app

Miles or kilometers, feet or meters? You can change the units of measurement the Health app uses for distance, height, weight, and body temperature.

To change the units of measurement, open the Health app, tap the Profile icon in the top right corner, then tap Health Settings. Tap Units, then select the units you want to use.

Other ways to change your units on the Health app

In addition to changing the units for individual readings, you can also change the units for all future readings in the Health app. To do so, open the Health app and tap the profile icon in the top right corner. From there, tap Health Data > Fitness > Walking + Running Distance. On the next page, tap Change Units and then select the unit you wish to use going forward.

Tips for using the Health app with different units

There are two different types of units that the Health app can use: imperial and metric. Metric is the standard system of measurement that is used in most parts of the world, while imperial is used primarily in the United States.

If you’re traveling overseas or want to use the app with someone who uses a different system of measurement, you can easily change the units that the app uses. Here’s how:

1. Open the Health app on your iPhone.
2. Tap on the profile icon in the top right corner.
3. Scroll down to Units and tap on it.
4. Select either Metric or Imperial.
5. Exit out of the Settings menu and your changes will be saved automatically.

How to get the most out of the Health app

The Health app is a great way to track your fitness progress, but it can be a little confusing to use at first. One of the most common questions we get is how to change steps to miles on the app.

Fortunately, it’s very easy to do. Just follow these simple steps:

1. open the Health app and tap on the ‘Summary’ tab at the bottom
2. scroll down to the ‘Walking + Running Distance’ section and tap on ‘Edit’
3. under ‘Distance Units’, select ‘Miles’ and then tap ‘Done’ in the top right corner
4. your steps will now be displayed in miles instead of steps!

How to troubleshoot the Health app

If you’re troubleshooting the Health app, a good place to start is with the steps counting feature. Here’s how to make sure your iPhone is correctly tracking your steps and how to change the units of measurement from steps to miles.

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