Your stride length refers to the distance you cover each time you take a step forward. Knowing your average stride length is important for pedometers because the pedometer calculates distance based on the number of strides you take. If your stride length is longer than the pedometer expects it to be it will register a shorter distance than you have actually covered. Adults should take about 10,000 steps each day, which is usually about five miles of walking.
Instructions
1. Determine the distance you are going to cover. You can use any distance but the longer that you go the more accurate the stride length will be. The ground you cover should be flat. A track works well because it is 1,308 feet per lap and it is a flat surface.
2. Walk the distance counting the number of strides you take.
3. Divide the distance covered by the number of stride that you took. For example, if you took 654 steps to cover one lap around the track your stride length would be two feet. This is the stride length you should use for your pedometer.
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