Self-selected running gait modifications reduce acute impact loading, awkwardness, and effort

Haisheng Xiaa Department of Automation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

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Yangjian Huangb State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Systems and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information

Gang Chenc Department of Physical Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information

Sulin Chengc Department of Physical Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China;d Exercise Translational Medicine Center, Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China;e Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]

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Roy T. H. Cheungf School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information

Peter B. Shullb State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Systems and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information

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Figure 1. (Left) Typical subject running on the treadmill while receiving real-time visual biofeedback of the vertical impact peak. (Right) Vertical impact peak is displayed for the current step and the previous nine steps in the real-time stairstep plot, which is updated on each step. Participants performed self-selected running gait modifications to decrease the vertical impact peak value displayed on the monitor.

Table 1. Gait modifications, impact loading, perceived awkwardness and perceived effort for baseline, self-selected and specifically trained gait modifications across all participants.

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Figure 2. Impact loading for baseline, self-selected gait modifications and specficially trained gait modifications. Bars indicate one standard deviation. Asterisks represent significant difference (p < 0.05).

Figure 3. Perceived awkwardness and effort for baseline, self-selected gait modifications and specifically trained forefoot strike pattern, increased step rate and anterior trunk lean gait modifications. Bars indicate one standard deviation. Asterisks represent significant difference (p < 0.05).

Table 2. Individual self-selected gait modifications by participant.

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Self-selected running gait modifications reduce acute impact loading, awkwardness, and effort

Table 1. Gait modifications, impact loading, perceived awkwardness and perceived effort for baseline, self-selected and specifically trained gait modifications across all participants.

Table 2. Individual self-selected gait modifications by participant.

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Table 1. Gait modifications, impact loading, perceived awkwardness and perceived effort for baseline, self-selected and specifically trained gait modifications across all participants.

Table 2. Individual self-selected gait modifications by participant.

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