Walking Biomechanics - Phases of Gait In this slow-motion video of a young woman walking (uploaded by Daniel Leary at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73pLODfIRUY), the phases of walking gait can be clearly seen. "Stance phase" is the phase of walking gait when the foot in on the ground while "swing phase" is the phase of walking gait when the foot is off the ground. Stance phase begins when the heel first contacts the ground at "heel contact" which is also the beginning of the "contact phase" of