Metabolic Differences Between Backpack Walking And Running At A Fixed Treadmill Velocity In 'Elite" British Soldiers: A Pilot Study: 708

Graham, Scott M; Florida-James, Geraint D; Connaboy, Christopher; Clement, Richard; Simpson, Richard J

Abstract

Soldiers who serve in the "elite" units of the British Army are expected to "speed march" carrying heavy backpack loads, which involves a combination of both running and fast walking movements as an individual and in groups. It is generally accepted by the military that a soldier who walks will expend less energy than a soldier who runs at any given velocity when carrying a backpack. At certain velocities, however, it might be metabolically advantageous for individual soldiers to run rather than walk.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 1, 2009
• Publication Date: 2009-05
• Deposit Date: Aug 1, 2016
• Journal: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
• Print ISSN: 0195-9131
• Electronic ISSN: 1530-0315
• Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 41
• Issue: Supplement 1
• Pages: 57
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000353442.94255.27
• Keywords: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/321176