Relationship between Lower Limb Kinematics and Upper Trunk Acceleration in Recreational Runners

Table 1

Sample’s characteristics.

Subjects’ characteristics	Mean ± SD
Sex (%F)	31%
Age (yrs)	41 ± 10
Height (cm)	174 ± 8
Mass (kg)	69 ± 10
Running velocity (m/s)	10.6 ± 1.5
Initial contact characteristics
Rearfoot (%Y)	67%
Overstriding (%Y)	6%
Crossover (%Y)	54%
Midstance characteristics
Excessive pronation (%Y)	57%
Excessive pelvic drop (%Y)	36%
Upper trunk acceleration patterns
Anteroposterior aRMS (g)	0.278 ± 0.067
Mediolateral aRMS (g)	0.294 ± 0.045
Vertical aRMS (g)	1.400 ± 0.094
Anteroposterior naRMS	0.191 ± 0.046
Mediolateral naRMS	0.201 ± 0.027

Normalized acceleration root-mean-square.