Mechanical power and efficiency in running children

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 442, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 107-116

  Schepens, B ^a   Willems, P A ^a   Cavagna, G A ^b   Heglund, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Energy Cost; Mechanical work; Running children; Step frequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHILD; DECELERATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; VELOCITY; WORK;

ADULT; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERTION; HUMANS; RUNNING;

EID: 0035053720     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240000511     Document Type: Article

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