Table 1 Step length, cadence and percentage of contact time during walking. Values are means (±SD)
| Shoes conditions |
Speed (km·h-1) |
US |
WS |
| Step length (m) |
3 |
.57 (.04) |
.52 (.03) * |
| 4 |
.65 (.05) |
.63 (.03) |
| 5 |
.74 (.04) |
.72 (.03) * |
| 6 |
.83 (.04) |
.80 (.03) * |
| 7 |
.88 (.05) |
.85 (.05) * |
| Cadence (step·min-1) |
3 |
43.8 (3.2) |
48.5 (2.9) * |
| 4 |
51.3 (3.9) |
53.1 (2.8) * |
| 5 |
56.0 (2.9) |
57.9 (2.1) |
| 6 |
60.6 (2.7) |
62.9 (2.4) * |
| 7 |
66.8 (3.7) |
69.2 (4.4) * |
| Percentage of contact time (%) |
3 |
67.1 (1.5) |
68.2 (1.2) |
| 4 |
66.2 (1.4) |
66.3 (1.2) |
| 5 |
64.5 (1.2) |
64.4 (1.2) |
| 6 |
63.3 (.6) |
62.6 (.7) |
| 7 |
61.8 (1.2) |
61.8 (.9) |
US: unstable shoes, WS: walking shoes.* Significantly different from US.
