Minimal energetic expenditure of women walking burdened on gradients in urban environments
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19459482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Megan J Rue (Department of Anthropology University of Washington Seattle Washington 98195‐3100), P A Kramer (0000-0002-6435-9130, University of Washington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajhb.22907 |
| PMID | 27562693 |
| OpenAlex | W2516476463 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 32 |
Objectives The objective is to understand the walking energy expenditure of women in urban environments (i.e., over‐ground), using mass, velocity, gradient (incline and decline), and burden as predictors. In addition, we use an equation to determine the gradient associated with the minimum energy expenditure of walking. Methods To do this, we assessed the volumetric consumption of oxygen (VO 2 ) of ten females (ages: 22–40 years) with a portable Cosmed K4b 2 device. Participants walked at three self‐selected, over‐ground velocities (slow, normal, and fast) on five gradients (0%, +/−7.5%, +/− 12.4%) in different urban community settings burdened (10 kg) and unburdened. We performed a multilinear regression controlling for repeated measures to determine the best predictive equation for VO 2 . The first derivative of our equation was used to find the gradient for minimal VO 2 . Results Our equation explains 79% of the variation in VO 2 and indicates that over‐ground walking is similar to treadmill walking, except that the gradient associated with the minimal energy expenditure of walking is steeper (−11% to −20%) than that established from treadmill walking. Conclusions Although our overall equation is an accurate predictor of VO 2 for all velocities, burden, incline, and decline in this group, further research needs to be conducted to examine kinetic, kinematic, and velocity interactions in over‐ground walking
Energy expenditure · Environmental health · Geography · Sociology · Demography · Environmental Science · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine · Occupational Health and Performance · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Endocrinology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |