Far from the walking pace. Ecological and evolutionary consequences of the suboptimal locomotion speeds in non-adult humans.
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American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council
ISSN: 1520-6300
Titre abrégé: Am J Hum Biol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8915029
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Date de publication:
17 Jul 2024
17 Jul 2024
Historique:
revised:
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07
2024
received:
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04
2024
accepted:
10
07
2024
medline:
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7
2024
pubmed:
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7
2024
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2024
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Résumé
Locomotion activities are part of most human daily tasks and are the basis for subsistence activities, particularly for hunter-gatherers. Therefore, differences in speed walking-related variables may have an effect, not only on the mobility of the group, but also on its composition. Some anthropometric parameters related to body length could affect walking speed-related variables and contribute to different human behaviors. However, there is currently little information on the influence of these parameters in nonadult individuals. Overall, 11 females and 17 male child/adolescents, 8-17 years of age, volunteered to participate in this cross-sectional study. Five different pace walking tests were performed on a treadmill to calculate the optimal locomotion speed (OLS) and U-shaped relationship between the walking energy expenditure and speed (χ The mean OLS was 3.05 ± 0.13 miles per hour (mph), with no differences between sexes. Similarly, there were no sex differences in walking flexibility according to the χ Consistent with prior observations in adults, our findings suggest that anthropometric parameters related to body stature are associated with reduced suboptimal walking flexibility in children and adolescents. Taken together, these results suggest that children and adolescents can adapt their pace to the one of taller individuals without a highly energetic penalty, but this flexibility decreases with increasing body size.
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eng
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Organisme : Margarita Salas Postdoctoral
Organisme : Spanish Ministry of Universities and the European Union-Next Generation EU
Organisme : Virginia Tech Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship
Organisme : Virginia Tech Translational Obesity Research Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Predoctoral Fellowship
Organisme : Virginia Tech Human Nutrition Foods and Exercise Postdoctoral Fellowship
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