The speed at which you walk can reveal profound insights into your brain's rate of ageing – with slower walkers having ...

Falling is one of the biggest risks older adults face. As you age, your body doesn’t move the way it used to. You might lose strength, your vision may fade, and your balance becomes harder to maintain ...

Normal walking involves a remarkably complex sequence of events that most people execute without conscious thought. Each gait cycle consists of stance phases where the foot contacts the ground and ...

“Declining gait speed may signal early cognitive decline and structural brain ageing,” he said. “It can help detect ...

Your gait is your pattern of walking, which can be influenced by age, mood, and personality. A normal gait is a cycle of the stance phase where your feet touch the ground and the swing phase where ...

A new algorithm enables smartwatch fitness trackers to more accurately monitor energy expenditure of people with obesity ...

Pushing yourself during walking workouts not only helps you burn more calories and build muscle, but it can also boost your ...

Like general walking, Nordic walking can help improve cardiovascular health. One study conducted on patients with coronary ...

Walking like John Cleese's character, Mr. Teabag, in Monty Python's famous "Ministry of Silly Walks" skit requires considerably more energy expenditure than a normal walking gait because the ...

A Trendelenburg gait is characterized by a certain walking style. ... The “wear and tear” appears at the hip joint in areas that aren't usually affected by a normal gait.

Amputees given new bionic legs can walk naturally and at a normal speed in a “miraculous” world-first scientific breakthrough. Robotic legs built by scientists and engineers at Massachusetts ...

On the basis of gait variability scores, Teabag's walk was judged to be up to 6.7 times more variable than typical walking, while that of Putey's was only 3.3 times more variable," the study read.