Calculate strides per minute and steps per minute from distance, full stride length and time, or solve for stride length, distance or time instead.
Strides Per Minute Formula
Strides and individual steps
| Strides per minute | Equivalent individual steps per minute | Seconds per stride |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | 120 | 1.00 |
| 75 | 150 | 0.80 |
| 90 | 180 | 0.67 |
The following formula is used to calculate the strides per minute.
Variables:
- SPM is the strides per minute
- D is the distance covered (meters)
- SL is the full stride length in meters, measured between consecutive contacts of the same foot (two steps in ordinary alternating gait).
- T is the time (minutes)
To calculate the strides per minute, divide the distance covered by the stride length to find the total number of strides, then divide that number by the time in minutes.
What is Strides Per Minute?
Strides per minute (SPM) is a measure of cadence, indicating how many strides a person takes in one minute. It is a useful metric for athletes to monitor their movement patterns and for individuals to track their exercise intensity. At a given stride length, a higher SPM corresponds to a faster pace and may help increase cardiovascular demand and energy expenditure.
How to Calculate Strides Per Minute?
The following steps outline how to calculate the Strides Per Minute.
- First, determine the distance covered (D) in meters.
- Next, determine the stride length (SL) in meters.
- Next, determine the time (T) in minutes.
- Next, gather the formula from above: SPM = (D / SL) / T.
- Finally, calculate the Strides Per Minute (SPM).
- After inserting the variables and calculating the result, check your answer with the calculator above.
Example Problem :
Use the following variables as an example problem to test your knowledge.
Distance covered (D) = 1000 meters
Full stride length (SL) = 0.8 meters. With D = 1000 meters and T = 10 minutes, SPM = 125 strides/minute (250 individual steps/minute).
Time (T) = 10 minutes
Sources
Murray MP. Gait as a total pattern of movement. Tudor-Locke C, Rowe DA. Using cadence to study free-living ambulatory behaviour.