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Walking Pace: Strolling, Cruising and Striding

November 1, 2005 Print This ArticleShare

Author: Mark Sutro

This set of terms is used to define the (participant’s) level of intensity.

- Strolling: This is the lowest level of intensity we will use in this program. This is like window shopping without stopping. It should be slower than your normal walking pace. You will often be asked to stroll during the warm-up (starting) and warm-down (ending) portion of your training session.
- Cruising: This is your natural walking speed. You will often be asked to cruise when we are ramping up intensity or ramping down intensity.
- Striding: This is walking with a purpose. This is how you would walk if you were trying to get somewhere quickly. As you work through the Progressive Walking Program, you will be introduced to multiple levels of striding intensity.
- Cadence: Cadence is the number of steps you take per minute. Each leg counts as a separate step. If you step forward with your right leg and then your left leg, that’s two steps. You will check your cadence by counting the number of steps you take in 15 seconds and multiplying by four. We will ultimately use cadence as a way to determine Striding intensity. The higher the cadence the higher the intensity.
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