People instinctively run at their most energy-efficient speed

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When we pound the pavement, we automatically choose a running speed that minimises our energetic costs, no matter how far we choose to run - though men run faster

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When people are exercising, they intuitively maintain the same running speed regardless of how many kilometres they cover, in order to be as energy efficient as possible. In a race, people try to run as fast as they can for a given distance, which means someone might jog slowly during a marathon, but sprint at top speed during a 100-metre event.at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada, and her colleagues found that recreational runners take a different approach. They analysed the running speeds over a variety of distances of more than 4645 runners, who wore wearable measurement devices during exercise outside.

The runners that Selinger and her team analysed in the lab were limited to younger, fit individuals. “In the future, it would be really nice to have the lab-based energetic measures for a broader swathe of the population,” says Selinger.at the University of Exeter, UK.

 

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Hmmm but how does fast twitch vs slow twitch muscle groups factor into this, many people have a more abundance of one of those type’s of muscle fibers.

Personally I don't run to take it easy, but to push myself and exercise.

This explains why I don't jog or run.

Me, taking 10 steps too quickly

Breaking, fish swim at their most efficient speed, no matter male or female.

Walking distances has a similar mode.

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Same goes for walking speeds.

Don't be sexist and put white people in your articles

How dare you suggest that there are physical differences between men and women hahaha

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