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Ergonomics
Studies from Brunel University yield new data on ergonomics
July 2nd, 2008
"The influence that rifle carriage has on human gait has received little attention in the published literature. Rifle carriage has two main effects, to add load to the anterior of the body and to restrict natural arm swing patterns," scientists in Uxbridge, the United Kingdom report. "Kinetic data were collected from 15 male participants, with 10 trials in each of four experimental conditions. The conditions were: walking without a load (used as a control condition); carrying a lightweight rifle simulator, which restricted arm movements but applied no additional load; wearing a 4.4 kg diving belt, which allowed arms to move freely; carrying a weighted (4.4 kg) replica...
Source: Fitness & Wellness Business Week (2008-07-02)
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