Nova Scotia is Canada's second-smallest province in area after Prince Edward Island. The province's mainland is the Nova Scotia peninsula surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, including numerous bays and estuaries. Nowhere in Nova Scotia is more than 67 km (42 mi) from the ocean.
An average person has a stride length of approximately 2.1 to 2.5 feet. That means that it takes over 2,000 steps to walk one mile; and 10,000 steps would be almost 5 miles. A sedentary person may only average 1,000 to 3,000 steps a day. For these people adding steps has many health benefits. Wearing a pedometer or fitness tracker is an easy way to track your steps each day.
The average number of daily steps you take indicates your fitness level. If you take under 5,000 steps a day, you lead a sedentary lifestyle and may lack endurance. If you take between 5,000 and 7,499 steps per day, your lifestyle is on the lower active side. Taking between 7,500 and 9,999 steps daily indicates a somewhat active lifestyle. If you take between 10,000 steps and 12,499 steps daily, you have an active lifestyle.