If you're into your running, you may have heard of something called a gait analysis. A gait analysis is a method for identifying biomechanical abnormalities in the gait cycle, or in other words, it’s ...

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The run-walk method is often considered a training plan for beginners. But runners of all levels can benefit. By Danielle Friedman During a recent half-marathon, I was taking a walk break when a man ...

A widely held assumption is that metabolic rate (Ė met ) during legged locomotion is linked to the mechanics of different gaits and this linkage helps explain the preferred speeds of animals in nature ...

Icelandic horses can move in an odd way. All horses have three natural gaits: the standard walk; the two-beat trot, where diagonally opposite pairs of legs hit the ground together; and the four-beat ...

Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist and Outside’s Sweat Science columnist, covering the latest research on endurance and outdoor sports. New perk: Easily find new routes ...