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Area of Science:

  • Sports Science
  • Biomechanics
  • Wearable Technology

Background:

  • Running economy and performance are improvable through training and technique optimization.
  • Wearable inertial measurement units (IMUs) offer accurate and convenient running mechanics assessment.
  • Field measurements of running economy are typically cumbersome.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To extend wearables-based running mechanics assessment to the Cooper test.
  • To evaluate the contribution of running biomechanics to endurance performance.
  • To explore Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) methods for estimating Cooper test distance.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty-three runners (highly trained and recreational) underwent laboratory testing for maximum aerobic speed (MAS) and speed at the second ventilatory threshold (sVT2).
  • Participants completed a 12-minute Cooper test wearing foot-worn IMUs and a chest-worn GNSS-IMU.
  • Validated algorithms extracted biomechanical metrics, and statistical analyses compared high- and low-performing runners.

Main Results:

  • GNSS provided accurate distance estimation (16.5 m accuracy, 1.1% precision).
  • MAS and sVT2 were reliably estimated using GNSS-derived distance (R² > 0.9).
  • Biomechanical metrics alone predicted performance variables (MAS, sVT2, average Cooper test speed) with acceptable error (R² ≥ 0.65).

Conclusions:

  • Wearable IMUs and GNSS can effectively assess running biomechanics and performance in the Cooper test.
  • Biomechanical profiles derived from wearable data can differentiate runner performance levels.
  • This approach holds potential for personalized training and rehabilitation in functional capacity assessments.