Exploring Muscle Activation during Nordic Walking: A Comparison between Conventional and Uphill Walking.

Exploring Muscle Activation during Nordic Walking: A Comparison between Conventional and Uphill Walking.

Nordic Walking (NW) owes much of its popularity to the benefits of greater energy expenditure and upper body engagement than found in conventional walking (W). Muscle activation during NW is still understudied, however. The aim of the present study was to assess differences in muscle activation and...

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Main Authors: Barbara Pellegrini, Leonardo Alexandre Peyré-Tartaruga, Chiara Zoppirolli, Lorenzo Bortolan, Elisabetta Bacchi, Hélène Figard-Fabre, Federico Schena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4587792?pdf=render

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