Women will have walked more than 40,000 miles by the age of 50 – including down the aisle, to and from work and exploring new countries

A study of 1,000 women aged 50 plus found they typically take 51,330 steps, or approximately 24 miles, over the average week.

This amounts to 2,669,160 steps a year – 1,263 miles – between the ages of 18 and 50 – the equivalent of travelling from London to New Zealand 229 times.

It also emerged 71 per cent have worked in a career which means they were on their feet for seven hours a day.

They also spend the equivalent of nine days a year standing up cooking and five days exercising.

Other regular jaunts include dog walks (25 per cent) and going to and from friend’s houses (14 per cent).

By the age of 50

But the study, commissioned by Hotter, found that by the time the average woman reaches 50 she’ll have walked through seven jobs and visited 10 countries.

Claire Reynolds, from Hotter, said: “As the study shows, women are on the go – and on their feet – for a lot more time than they realise.

“It’s inspiring to see how many women of this demographic refuse to be defined by their age and live life at full pelt and grabbing the opportunities that come their way.

“Hotter’s new shoe tech includes padded inserts made from Infinergy, a technology used by some of the world’s most intense performance sports, this helps ensure women can go further without getting tired and can do more of what they love in the process.”