Difference Between Stride And Step Length

Question 1

Stride length

Answer 1

Distance between two successive points of initial contact of the same foot. Distance covered when both feet have completed the full cycle of movement (one step with each foot)

Question 2

Step length

Answer 2

Distance between the point of initial contact on one foot and the point of initial contact on the other foot. Measures how far one foot travels during a single step.

Question 3

How to measure stride length

Answer 3

From initial contact of one foot to the initial contact of the same foot again. Includes both left and right feet.

Question 4

How to measure step length

Answer 4

From heel strike of one foot to the heel strike of the other foot.