步行步骤长度变化的增加增加了年轻成年人步行代谢成本的增加
Adam B Grimmitt1, Maeve E Whelan1, Douglas N Martini1
1Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
The Journal of experimental biology
|March 25, 2025
概括
增加步骤长度的变化直接增加了行走的代谢成本. 即使步态变化的小幅增加也会显著增加能源支出,这表明在移动性障碍中发挥了作用.
科学领域:
- 生物力学 生物力学
- 人体生理学 人体生理学
- 步态分析 步态分析
背景情况:
- 以前的研究将步骤长度的变化与步行代谢成本联系起来.
- 之前的研究经常将变化与步行速度或步幅混为一谈.
研究的目的:
- 直接调查增加步骤长度可变性对步行代谢成本的影响.
- 为了孤立步态变化的影响,独立于其他因素.
主要方法:
- 18名健康的成年人在跑步机上以恒定的速度行走.
- 跑步机的投影显示了目标步骤长度的变化 (0%, 5%, 10%).
- 通过间接热量计测量代谢功率;用反射标记器跟踪步态.
主要成果:
- 代谢功率随着规定的步骤长度变化而增加.
- 实际步骤长度变化的1%增加与代谢功率的1.1%增加相关.
- 代谢功率在10%变化 (4.30W/kg) 时是最高的.
结论:
- 直接增加步骤长度的变化会提高步行的代谢成本.
- 步态的变化有助于在移动过程中增加能源消耗.
- 研究结果表明,在老年人和患有神经障碍的人群中观察到的更高的步行费用可能是一个潜在的因素.
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