Open AccessRelative Effort while Walking Is Higher among Women Who Are Obese, and Older Women
Author(s) -
Hoda Koushyar,
Dennis E. Anderson,
Maury A. Nussbaum,
Michael L. Madigan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000002093
Subject(s) - ankle , gait , medicine , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , preferred walking speed , obesity , relative risk , confidence interval , surgery
Individuals who are obese, and older individuals, exhibit gait alterations that may result, in part, from walking with greater effort relative to their maximum strength capacity. The goal of this study was to investigate obesity-related and age-related differences in relative effort during gait.