Metabolic cost of generating horizontal forces during human running

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1657-1662

  Chang, Young Hui ^a   Kram, Rodger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Energetic cost; Ground reaction forces; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; FORCE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TREADMILL;

EID: 0032897578     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.5.1657     Document Type: Article

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