Metabolic cost, mechanical work, and efficiency during walking in young and older men

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-139

  Mian, O S ^a   Thom, J M ^a,b   Ardigo L P ^a,c   Narici, M V ^a   Minetti, A E ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Co activation; Elderly; Energy cost; Gait; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIMETRY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG LENGTH; MALE; MECHANICS; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; WORK;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WALKING;

EID: 33645007486     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2006.01522.x     Document Type: Article

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