Running with a load increases leg stiffness
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Running with a load increases leg stiffness.
Spring-mass models have been used to characterize running mechanics and leg stiffness in a variety of conditions, yet it remains unknown how running while carrying a load affects running mechanics and leg stiffness. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that running with a load increases leg stiffness. Twenty-seven subjects ran at a constant speed on a force-measuring treadmill w...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biomechanics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0021-9290
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.01.051