1. ROCKER-BOTTOM, PROFILE-TYPE SHOES DO NOT INCREASE LOWER EXTREMITY MUSCLE ACTIVITY OR ENERGY COST OF WALKING.
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Santo, Antonio S., Roper, Jenevieve L., Dufek, Janet S., and Mercer, John A.
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LEG physiology , *BODY composition , *HAMSTRING muscle physiology , *CALF muscle physiology , *RECTUS femoris muscles , *ANALYSIS of variance , *ANTHROPOMETRY , *COMPARATIVE studies , *ELECTROMYOGRAPHY , *ENERGY metabolism , *EXERCISE physiology , *MUSCLE contraction , *PLETHYSMOGRAPHY , *SHOES , *WALKING , *PRODUCT design , *STATISTICAL power analysis , *TREADMILLS , *REPEATED measures design , *OXYGEN consumption , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *PHYSIOLOGY - Abstract
The article discusses research investigating the impact of wearing rocker-bottom shoes with compliant midsoles (RB) on lower extremity muscle activity and the metabolic cost of walking. Researchers recorded muscle activity and oxygen consumption of study participants as they walked on a tread mill wearing various types of shoes including flat-bottomed and flat-bottomed weight-matched to RB. Results showed RB shoes did not increase lower muscle activity or the energy cost of walking.
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- 2012
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