The spring-mass model and the energy cost of treadmill running

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 257-263

  Dalleau, Georges ^a,b   Belli, Alain ^a   Bourdin, Muriel ^a   Lacour, Jean René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Energy cost; Running; Spring mass; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING;

EID: 0031932079     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050330     Document Type: Article

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