Optimal Running Speed Associated With Evolution Of Early Human Hunting Strategies
Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 22:35
in Biology & Nature
Runners, listen up: If your body is telling you that your pace feels a little too fast or a little too slow, it may be right. A new study shows that the efficiency of human running varies with speed and that each individual has an optimal pace at which he or she can cover the greatest distance with the least effort. Such efficient locomotion probably provided our ancestors with an advantage for hunting and gathering food.