Metric glossary
Foot angle at landing (foot strike)
Which part of your foot touches the ground first, heel, midfoot or forefoot, from the angle of the foot at landing.
- Pods needed
- Pods on both feet
- Usual confidence
- Medium what this means
What it is
Foot strike describes how your foot meets the ground. We measure the angle of the foot at landing, in degrees, compared with standing:
- more than 8° (toes up) = heel landing
- −1.6° to 8° = midfoot landing
- less than −1.6° (toes down) = forefoot landing
How we measure it
A pod on the top of each foot tracks its tilt 100 times a second. At each landing we read the angle and subtract your standing pose. Without the 3-second stand-still at the start, this number is hidden. The app shows the share of steps in each class, for example "heel 78 %".
Typical range
No strike type is better. Most recreational runners land on the heel. This finding is descriptive only: it has no colour, no score and no advice. There is no need to change it.
How sure we are
Medium. Steps close to a border (for example 7° or 9°) can fall into either class, so read the shares, not single steps. See how confidence works.
What you can try
Nothing. If you are curious, look at where your foot lands instead: landing close under your body matters more than which part of the foot lands first.
Good to know
Foot pods also improve time on the ground, because the app can combine two ways of finding each landing. See how many pods you need.
Updated 1 November 2026.
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