Relationship between biomechanics and energy cost in graded treadmill running
Abstract The objective of this study was to determine whether the relationships between energy cost of running (Cr) and running mechanics during downhill (DR), level (LR) and uphill (UR) running could be related to fitness level. Nineteen athletes performed four experimental tests on an instrumented...
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| author | Marcel Lemire Robin Faricier Alain Dieterlen Frédéric Meyer Grégoire P. Millet |
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| description | Abstract The objective of this study was to determine whether the relationships between energy cost of running (Cr) and running mechanics during downhill (DR), level (LR) and uphill (UR) running could be related to fitness level. Nineteen athletes performed four experimental tests on an instrumented treadmill: one maximal incremental test in LR, and three randomized running bouts at constant speed (10 km h−1) in LR, UR and DR (± 10% slope). Gas exchange, heart rate and ground reaction forces were collected during steady-state. Subjects were split into two groups using the median Cr for all participants. Contact time, duty factor, and positive external work correlated with Cr during UR (all, p < 0.05), while none of the mechanical variables correlated with Cr during LR and DR. Mechanical differences between the two groups were observed in UR only: contact time and step length were higher in the economical than in the non-economical group (both p < 0.031). This study shows that longer stance duration during UR contributes to lower energy expenditure and Cr (i.e., running economy improvement), which opens the way to optimize specific running training programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4b369dc99f942009ecc600a349473212023-07-30T11:12:16ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-07-0113111010.1038/s41598-023-38328-xRelationship between biomechanics and energy cost in graded treadmill runningMarcel Lemire0Robin Faricier1Alain Dieterlen2Frédéric Meyer3Grégoire P. Millet4Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of StrasbourgSchool of Kinesiology, The University of Western OntarioFaculty of Sport Sciences, University of StrasbourgInstitute of Sport Sciences, University of LausanneInstitute of Sport Sciences, University of LausanneAbstract The objective of this study was to determine whether the relationships between energy cost of running (Cr) and running mechanics during downhill (DR), level (LR) and uphill (UR) running could be related to fitness level. Nineteen athletes performed four experimental tests on an instrumented treadmill: one maximal incremental test in LR, and three randomized running bouts at constant speed (10 km h−1) in LR, UR and DR (± 10% slope). Gas exchange, heart rate and ground reaction forces were collected during steady-state. Subjects were split into two groups using the median Cr for all participants. Contact time, duty factor, and positive external work correlated with Cr during UR (all, p < 0.05), while none of the mechanical variables correlated with Cr during LR and DR. Mechanical differences between the two groups were observed in UR only: contact time and step length were higher in the economical than in the non-economical group (both p < 0.031). This study shows that longer stance duration during UR contributes to lower energy expenditure and Cr (i.e., running economy improvement), which opens the way to optimize specific running training programs.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38328-x |
| spellingShingle | Marcel Lemire Robin Faricier Alain Dieterlen Frédéric Meyer Grégoire P. Millet Relationship between biomechanics and energy cost in graded treadmill running Scientific Reports |
| title | Relationship between biomechanics and energy cost in graded treadmill running |
| title_full | Relationship between biomechanics and energy cost in graded treadmill running |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between biomechanics and energy cost in graded treadmill running |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between biomechanics and energy cost in graded treadmill running |
| title_short | Relationship between biomechanics and energy cost in graded treadmill running |
| title_sort | relationship between biomechanics and energy cost in graded treadmill running |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38328-x |
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