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Arizona State University, Tempe
Preferred walking speed may be linked to muscle carbohydrate oxidation
August 10th, 2005
Researchers have investigated fuel oxidation during human walking. According to recent research from the United States, "Human adults walk at a characteristic speed, but the mechanisms responsible for this ubiquitous and reproducible behavior remain unknown." W.T. Willis and colleagues of Arizona State University wrote, "In [our] study, preferred walking speed (PWS) was 4.7±0.1 km h-1 in 12 overnight-fasted adults, mean age 30.0±2.6 years. Indirect calorimetry was used to measure fuel oxidation during level treadmill walking from 3.2 to 7.2 km h-1 progressively increased at increments of 0.8 km h-1 and...
Source: Biotech Week (2005-08-10)
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