An in-depth look at shallow-water walking: the mechanical determinants of the energy metabolic cost of shallow water walking in humans
André Ivaniski-Mello, Alberto Enrico Minetti, Flávia Gomes Martinez, Leonardo Alexandre Peyré-Tartaruga · 2025
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André Ivaniski-Mello leads a team on the energy cost of shallow water walking. Their study from twenty twenty-five deals with human motion in water. Water forces like buoyancy and drag shape that cost.
Nine healthy men walked at varied depths and speeds. Depths ran from knee level up to chest level. A physiomechanical model was built and checked against measures. The cheapest cost sat at hip depth and slow speed. Power stayed near flat at self chosen speeds across depths. Water walking was set against swimming and land walking. Self chosen speeds showed how folks tune their effort.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | André Ivaniski-Mello, Alberto Enrico Minetti, Flávia Gomes Martinez, Leonardo Alexandre Peyré-Tartaruga |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 64 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |