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What is stride length?

Stride length is the distance covered by two steps, one with each foot.

Walk with your legs together. You can start with whichever foot you want, but let’s take the example of the left:

  • 1. Step forward with your left foot.
  • 2. Now, both feet are on the floor with the left foot in front of the right.
  • 3. Lift your right leg, swing past your left foot and place it on the floor.
  • 4. Now, both feet are on the floor with the right foot in front of the left.

The distance travelled during these movements is the length of your stride.

The stride length is the distance from the toe of the right foot from the starting position to the toe of the right foot in the end position. Length stride represents the distance from the heel of your right foot in the starting position to the heel of your right foot in the end position.

What is step length?

The distance travelled with only one step is called the length of the steps.

Start walking with your legs together. You can go with the foot you want, but let’s take the example of the left:

  • 1. Lift your left leg and step forward.
  • 2. Now, both feet are on the floor, but the left foot is in front of the right.

The distance travelled by your left foot is the length of your stride.

Sometimes there is even a difference between the lengths of the left and right steps.

step vs. stride length

step vs. stride lengt

Stride Length Formula

distance in feet/number of strides = stride length

How to use stride length calculator and calculate my stride length?

To calculate your walking stride length, divide the number of steps you took by two and divide that number into the measured distance. If it took you 18 steps to cover 21 feet, divide the number of steps (18) by 2 to get the number of strides. Then take the answer (9) and divide it into the distance. Distance in feet/number of strides = stride length. In this case, you took nine strides in 22 feet, so your stride length would be 2.4 feet.

On average, it takes about 2,000 steps to walk a mile.

There are 5,280 feet in a mile. Therefore, to determine the number of steps, you will take to walk a mile, divide 5,280 by your step length. Likewise, to determine the number of strides it will take you to walk a mile, divide 5,280 by your stride length.

Estimate Stride Length by Height Females and Males table

You can use a special table to determine the approximate value of the size of the male or female stride.

Height (cm)For men (cm)For women (cm)
160 – 1656766
165 – 1706968
170 – 1757170
175 – 1807473
180 – 1857876
185 and more8078

How to measure stride length?

A pedometer or meter is needed to measure the length of the stride. You can calculate your stride by crossing a certain distance and dividing that distance by the number of steps taken.

  • Locate a pedometer to count your steps.
  • Run or walk a known distance and track your number of steps.
  • Divide your total distance by the number of steps

You can also measure stride length this way:

  • First, pick a starting place and mark it with an item.
  • Next, take 10 natural steps forward, starting with your right foot.
  • Then make a mark in front of your right foot after 10 steps.
  • Finally, measure the distance between your starting and stopping points.
  • Divide your distance in inches or centimetres by 10
  • Repeat this 2-3 times to find an accurate average.

Average stride length

According to the University of Iowa, the average person’s walking step length is 2.5 feet (30 inches), so the average stride length would be approximately 5 feet (60 inches). An average that you will see listed in many places is 2.2 feet (0.67 meters) for women and 2.5 feet (0.762 meters) for men, but it depends very much on height.

FAQ

How many steps/strides will it take me to walk a mile?

The average person has a stride length of approximately 2.1 to 2.5 feet. This means it takes over 2,000 steps to walk one mile, and 10,000 steps would be nearly 5,000.

How many steps should you take in a day?

You don’t need any equipment or a membership card to walk. 10,000 steps, or eight kilometres, is the approximate goal recommended by most health literature. That approximate number was defined in 1965 when Y. Hatano invented the pedometer and determined that 10,000 steps are the ideal amount one must cross to burn excess calories. Now that number of steps has been accepted by the World Health Organization.
But if 10,000 steps a day is too much for you, don’t be discouraged. Something is better than nothing. Studies consistently show that even modest amounts of exercise can benefit your health. For most of us, with extra 30 minutes of activity a day, we would halve our mortality rate, we would live longer and better.

How many steps for weight loss?

10,000 steps a day is enough to lose weight, but 15,000 would be even better because it could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and narrow the waistline

What is average stride length by height?

Find the subtitle ” Estimate Stride Length by Height Females and Males table” to get answer this question.