Active Arm Swing During Running Improves Rotational Stability of the Upper Body and Metabolic Energy Efficiency
These findings support our hypothesis, demonstrating that active arm swing during running reduces the angular motion of the torso and the metabolic energy consumption. This study provides evidence that arm swing during running is performed actively as an energy-saving mechanism. These results contribute to understanding of running biomechanics and may have implications for performance optimization in sports and rehabilitation settings.
Authors
- Young-Jun Koo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3335-7033)
- Seungbum Koo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4843-1083)
- Naomichi Ogihara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1697-9263)
Institutions
- Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (KR)
- Bunkyo University (JP)
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KR)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Biomedical Engineering
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-025-03688-0
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Sports Performance and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.16
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea
- Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion