It is apparent that both walking and running employ the muscles and joints in the leg, but a recent insight by researchers from North Carolina State University has revealed how hips power walking and the ankles power running.
Further it became clear that the knees enable only one-fifth or less of walking or running power.
Walking As An Exercise-Health Benefits-Practice-Do�s and Don�ts-Video
People walk for many reasons ranging from pleasure to mental relaxation, finding solitude or for exercise.
People walk for many reasons ranging from pleasure to mental relaxation, finding solitude or for exercise.
Researchers hope that this study will pave the way for the best prosthetic devices for people.
"Assistive devices, such as an exoskeleton or prosthesis, may have motors near both the hip and ankle. If a person will be walking and then running, you'd need to redistribute energy from the hip to the ankle when the person makes that transition," researchers said.
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Dr Irene Davis of Harvard University and a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine studied the effects of running barefoot as well as running with minimal footwear.
Dr Irene Davis of Harvard University and a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine studied the effects of running barefoot as well as running with minimal footwear.
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A new study has suggested that running in reverse could make you fitter than running forward.
A new study has suggested that running in reverse could make you fitter than running forward.
