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The '''preferred walking speed''' is the speed at which [[human]]s or animals choose to [[Walking|walk]]. Many people tend to walk at about {{convert|1.42|m/s|km/h mph ft/s|abbr=}}.<ref name=Browning2006/><ref name=Mohler2007/><ref name=Levine1999/> Individuals find slower or faster speeds uncomfortable. |
The '''preferred walking speed''' is the speed at which [[human]]s or animals choose to [[Walking|walk]]. Many people tend to walk at about {{convert|1.42|m/s|km/h mph ft/s|abbr=}}.<ref name=Browning2006/><ref name=Mohler2007/><ref name=Levine1999/> Individuals find slower or faster speeds uncomfortable. |
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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.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Hoyt, D. F. |author2=Taylor, C. R. |name-list-style=amp |title=Gait and the energetics of locomotion in horses |journal=Nature |volume=292 |pages= 239–240 |year=1981 |doi=10.1038/292239a0 |bibcode=1981Natur.292..239H |issue=5820|s2cid=26841475 }}</ref> Preferred walking speed has important clinical applications as an indicator of mobility and independence. For example, elderly people or people suffering from [[osteoarthritis]] must walk more slowly. Improving (increasing) people's preferred walking speed is a significant clinical goal in these populations. |
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.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Hoyt, D. F. |author2=Taylor, C. R. |name-list-style=amp |title=Gait and the energetics of locomotion in horses |journal=Nature |volume=292 |pages= 239–240 |year=1981 |doi=10.1038/292239a0 |bibcode=1981Natur.292..239H |issue=5820|s2cid=26841475 }}</ref> Preferred walking speed has important clinical applications as an indicator of mobility and independence. For example, elderly people or people suffering from [[osteoarthritis]] must walk more slowly. Improving (increasing) people's preferred walking speed is a significant clinical goal in these populations. |
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People have suggested mechanical, energetic, physiological and psychological factors as contributors to speed selection. Probably, individuals face a trade-off between the numerous costs associated with different walking speeds, and select a speed which minimizes these costs. For example, they may trade off time to destination, which is minimized at fast walking speeds, and [[Basal metabolic rate|metabolic rate]], [[muscle]] [[force]] or joint [[stress (mechanics)|stress]]. These are minimized at slower 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. |
People have suggested mechanical, energetic, physiological and psychological factors as contributors to speed selection. Probably, individuals face a trade-off between the numerous costs associated with different walking speeds, and select a speed which minimizes these costs. For example, they may trade off time to destination, which is minimized at fast walking speeds, and [[Basal metabolic rate|metabolic rate]], [[muscle]] [[force]] or joint [[stress (mechanics)|stress]]. These are minimized at slower 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. |
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