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- Preferred_walking_speed abstract "The preferred walking speed is the speed at which humans or other animals choose to walk. In the absence of significant external factors, many humans tend to walk at about 1.4 m/s (5.0 km/h; 3.1 mph). Although many humans are capable of walking at speeds upwards of 2.5 m/s (9.0 km/h; 5.6 mph), especially for short distances, humans typically choose not to. Individuals find slow or, especially, fast speeds uncomfortable. Horses have also demonstrated normal, narrow distributions of preferred walking speed within a given gait, which suggests that the process of speed selection may follow similar patterns across species. Preferred walking speed has important clinical applications as an indicator of mobility and independence. For example, elderly people or those suffering from osteoarthritis can only walk more slowly. Improving (increasing) preferred walking speed has therefore been a significant clinical goal in these populations. People have suggested mechanical, energetic, physiological and psychological factors as contributors to speed selection. Likely, individuals face a tradeoff between the numerous costs associated with different walking speeds, and select a speed which minimizes these costs. For example, humans may trade off time to destination, which is minimized at fast walking speeds, and metabolic rate, muscle force or joint stress, which are minimized at slow walking speeds. Broadly, increasing value of time, motivation, or metabolic efficiency may cause people to walk more quickly. Conversely, aging, joint pain, instability, incline, metabolic rate and visual decline cause people to walk more slowly.".
- Preferred_walking_speed thumbnail Maschsee_Spaziergänger.jpg?width=300.
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- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Aerobic_capacity.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Ageing.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Aging.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Basal_metabolic_rate.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Category:Articles_created_via_the_Article_Wizard.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Category:Human_behavior.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Category:Walking.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Center_of_mass.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Cost_of_transport.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Economic_theory.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Economics.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Footspeed.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Force.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Gait_(human).
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Gastrocnemius.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Gastrocnemius_muscle.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Gross_domestic_product.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Gross_metabolic_rate.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Human.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Individualism.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Joint.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Mechanical_work.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Metabolic_rate.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Metabolism.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Muscle.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Naismiths_rule.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Net_metabolic_rate.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Osteoarthritis.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Pedometer.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Per_capita_GDP.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Purchasing_power_parity.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Soleus.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Soleus_muscle.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Stress_(mechanics).
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Toblers_hiking_function.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink VO2_max.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Value_of_time.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Walking.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink Work_(physics).
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLink File:Maschsee_Spaziergänger.jpg.
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLinkText "Preferred walking speed".
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLinkText "preferred walking speed".
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLinkText "tend to walk at about".
- Preferred_walking_speed wikiPageWikiLinkText "walking speed".
- Preferred_walking_speed hasPhotoCollection Preferred_walking_speed.
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- Preferred_walking_speed subject Category:Articles_created_via_the_Article_Wizard.
- Preferred_walking_speed subject Category:Human_behavior.
- Preferred_walking_speed subject Category:Walking.
- Preferred_walking_speed hypernym Speed.
- Preferred_walking_speed type Article.
- Preferred_walking_speed type Person.
- Preferred_walking_speed type Type.
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- Preferred_walking_speed type Type.
- Preferred_walking_speed type Thing.
- Preferred_walking_speed comment "The preferred walking speed is the speed at which humans or other animals choose to walk. In the absence of significant external factors, many humans tend to walk at about 1.4 m/s (5.0 km/h; 3.1 mph). Although many humans are capable of walking at speeds upwards of 2.5 m/s (9.0 km/h; 5.6 mph), especially for short distances, humans typically choose not to. Individuals find slow or, especially, fast speeds uncomfortable.".
- Preferred_walking_speed label "Preferred walking speed".
- Preferred_walking_speed seeAlso Walking.
- Preferred_walking_speed sameAs m.0hrgc97.
- Preferred_walking_speed sameAs Q7239848.
- Preferred_walking_speed sameAs Q7239848.
- Preferred_walking_speed wasDerivedFrom Preferred_walking_speed?oldid=682528984.
- Preferred_walking_speed depiction Maschsee_Spaziergänger.jpg.
- Preferred_walking_speed isPrimaryTopicOf Preferred_walking_speed.