Preferred and optimal stride frequency, stiffness and economy: Changes with fatigue during a 1-h high-intensity run

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 653-661

  Hunter, Iain ^a   Smith, Gerald A ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Optimization; Running economy; Stiffness; Stride frequency

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LEG DISEASE; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; METABOLIC RATE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VELOCITY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 34547581842     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0456-1     Document Type: Article

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