Blikslager, F. (Frank) (2017) Chasing One’s Own Tail: On The Cost Of Coordination. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.
Full text available on request.Abstract
Stable coordination patterns are generally less costly to perform than unstable patterns; it is unclear whether pattern stability and metabolic cost adhere to the same dynamics, or that these are separate. The aim of the current study was to identify whether some coordination patterns are intrinsically more or less costly than others. Participants ran on a treadmill in-phase and anti-phase with a live video image of themselves, projected on a screen in front of them; as if chasing oneself. Stability of relative phase was manipulated to be equal for both in- and- anti-phase running. Energy expenditure and gait stability were evaluated for both experienced and inexperienced male runners. No significant results were found for energy expenditure and gait stability between coordination patterns, or between experienced and inexperienced runners. Overall, the results of the study indicate that in- and- anti-phase running are not inherently different. It supports the idea coordination arises from a coalition of constraints. Future research should focus on identifying and manipulating the constraints of coordination.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Lamoth, prof. dr. C.J.C. and Poel, dr. H.J. de |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 04 May 2022 09:32 |
| Last Modified: | 04 May 2022 09:32 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3221 |
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