The physiological importance of preffered stride frequency during running at different speeds

Journal of Exercise Physiology Online

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 26-32

  Mercer, John ^a   Dolgan, Jeff ^a   Griffin, Janet ^a   Bestwick, Angie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economy; Energy cost; Locomotion; Optimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 45349102090     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10979751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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