RT Journal Article
T1 The effect of running speed on joint coupling coordination and its variability in recreational runners
A1 Floría, Pablo
A1 Harrison, Andrew J.
A1 Ferber, Reed
A1 Sánchez-Sixto, A.
K1 Vector coding
K1 Circular statistics
K1 Dynamical systems
K1 Lower extremity
K1 CIRFD - Centro de Investigación en Rendimiento Físico y Deportivo
K1 CIRDF - VMHD
AB The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of speed on coordination and its variability in running gait using vector coding analysis. Lower extremity kinematic data were collected for thirteen recreational runners while running at three different speeds in random order: preferred speed, 15% faster and 15% lower than preferred speed. A dynamical systems approach, using vector coding and circular statistics, were used to quantify coordination and its variability for selected hip-knee and knee-ankle joint couplings. The influence of running speed was calculated from the continuous data sets of the running cycle, allowing for the identification of time percentages where differences existed. Results indicate that increases in running speed produced moderate alterations in the frequency of movement patterns which were not enough to alter classification of coordination. No effects of speed on coordination variability were observed. This study has demonstrated that coordination and coordination variability is generally stable in the range of ±15% around of preferred speed in recreational runners.
PB Elsevier
SN 1872-7646
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10433/7528
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10433/7528
LA en
NO Human Movement Science, 66, 449-458
NO Centro de Investigación en Rendimiento Físico y Deportivo. Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla
DS RIO
RD May 10, 2026