Variations in spatiotemporal parameters in young and older women while walking at different speeds

  1. Cherubini, Domenico
  2. Latorre Roman, Pedro Angel
  3. Aragón Vela, Jerónimo 1
  4. Soto Hermoso, Víctor Manuel 1
  1. 1 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Granada
Revista:
Cultura, ciencia y deporte

ISSN: 1696-5043

Año de publicación: 2023

Volumen: 18

Número: 57

Páginas: 11-19

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.12800/CCD.V18I57.1940 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: Cultura, ciencia y deporte

Resumen

The relationship between spatial-temporal parameters of walking have been widely described in literaturealthough this is still unclear, particularly when changes in walking speed occurred. This study aims to investigatethis relationship in healthy women of different ages, while walking at different speeds. Two groups of healthywomen (25 young and 22 elderly) walked at “comfortable” and “fast” speeds. Stride length and frequency, pluswalking speed data were recorded. Their relationship was assessed using bivariate regression analysis and Pearson’scorrelation. Both groups showed that increasing velocity, increased significantly stride length and frequency,walking comfortably. Nevertheless, differences between groups were highlighted during fast walking. The elderlymaintains a similar walking pattern though reducing the correlation coefficient between the parameters. Whilethe younger shows significant correlation only between stride frequency and velocity. Concerning stride lengthand frequency relationship, both groups exhibit different behaviors between the observed walking speeds. Inconclusion, these results suggest that younger and older women increase walking speed using a pattern only whilstthe effort is perceived as comfortable. Identifying this breaking point in the motor patterns used could help toidentify early possible frailties in older people as well as assess the residual state of their functional capacities.

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