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Comparative Analysis of Lower Limb Kinematics between the Initial and Terminal Phase of 5km Treadmill Running
Published on: July 17, 2020
Walking and running on treadmill: the standard criteria for kinematics studies
Johnny Padulo1, Karim Chamari2, Luca Paolo Ardigò3
1Sport Science, University e-Campus, Novedrate, Italy ; Tunisian Research Laboratory 'Sports Performance Optimization', National Center of Medicine and Science in Sport, Tunis, Tunisia.
Abstract:
In humans, walking and running represent the most studied locomotion forms. The motorized treadmill has always been a very useful scientific tool, because it allows administer a variety of speed/slope combinations, which is not always easy-to-find in nature. The purpose of this short communication is to help improve the scientific use of the treadmill and explain some simple kinematics variables together with simple ways to measure/calculate them.

