What is my stride length by height?

It can be useful to check your results by the other methods. It is the method used in the automatic settings of many pedometers and activity trackers: Females: Height in inches multiplied by 0.413 equals stride length. Males: Height in inches multiplied by 0.415 equals stride length.

How do you calculate stride length?

If it took you 16 steps to cover 20 feet, divide the number of steps (16) by 2 to get the number of strides. Then take the answer (8) and divide it into the distance. Distance in feet/number of strides = stride length. In this case, you took 8 strides in 20 feet, so your stride length would be 2.5 feet (30 inches).

How long should my stride length be?

What is this? Many fitness pedometers and watches use a default average step length of 2.2 feet (0.67 meters) for women and 2.5 feet (0.762 meters) for men, which can be converted to 4.4 feet and 5 feet for the average stride length for women and men, respectively.