Table 1 Female’s means and standard deviations for GRF variables in the three shoe conditions. Data are means (±SD).
|
Running Shoes (A) |
Racing Flats (B) |
Spikes (C) |
Peak Vertical Impact Force (BW) |
2.47 (.37) |
2.54 (.37) |
2.77 (.45) |
Loading Rate (BW/s) |
148 (54) |
175 (108) |
191 (136) |
Stance Time (s) |
.167 (.009) B |
.160 (.008) A |
.161 (.008) |
Vertical Stiffness (BW/m) |
61 (26) |
71 (60) |
105 (95) |
Peak Braking Force (BW) |
-.70 (.20) |
-.78 (.23) |
-.73 (.22) |
Peak Propulsion Force (BW) |
.54 (.05) B |
.58 (.04) A |
.57 (.05) |
Peak Vertical Force (BW) |
2.95 (.23) |
2.97 (.29) |
3.09 (.46) |
Superscripts denote a significant difference (p < 0.05) between groups.