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The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime. All without earning airline miles.

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Earth’s circumference is about 40,075 km, so five laps is ~200,000 km. Whether someone reaches that depends on lifestyle, but it’s a good way to visualize how much walking adds up over decades.

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