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New findings from University of Lausanne in the area of obesity published

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 23rd, 2009

According to recent research published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, "MALATESTA, D., L. VISMARA, F. MENEGONI, M. GALLI, M. ROMEI, and P. CAPODAGLIO. Mechanical External Work and Recovery at Preferred Walking Speed in Obese Subjects. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 426-434, 2009."

"The aim of this study was to compare the mechanical external work (per kilogram) and pendular energy transduction at preferred walking speed (PWS) in obese versus normal body mass subjects to investigate whether obese adults adopt energy conserving gait mechanics. The mechanical external work (W-ext) and the fraction of mechanical energy...

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