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Table 2.

Peak vertical impact force and loading rate for each added inertial force(AIF) condition for walking and running

	Peak vertical impact force (BW)			Loading rate (BW s^–1)
Treatment	Walk^*	Run^*	Walk^*	Run^*
0% AIF	1.13±0.05	1.77±0.18	7.41±0.62	46.39±9.52
10% AIF	1.19±0.06	1.64±0.15	8.08±0.51	41.40±7.21
20% AIF	1.24±0.10^a	1.55±0.17^a	8.79±0.94^a	37.48±5.12^a
30% AIF	1.28±0.10^a,b	1.55±0.15^a	9.50±1.40^a	37.39±8.27^a
40% AIF	1.24±0.07^a	1.48±0.14^a,b	9.02±1.17^a,b	34.20±5.91^a,b

	Peak vertical impact force (BW)			Loading rate (BW s^–1)
Treatment	Walk^*	Run^*	Walk^*	Run^*
0% AIF	1.13±0.05	1.77±0.18	7.41±0.62	46.39±9.52
10% AIF	1.19±0.06	1.64±0.15	8.08±0.51	41.40±7.21
20% AIF	1.24±0.10^a	1.55±0.17^a	8.79±0.94^a	37.48±5.12^a
30% AIF	1.28±0.10^a,b	1.55±0.15^a	9.50±1.40^a	37.39±8.27^a
40% AIF	1.24±0.07^a	1.48±0.14^a,b	9.02±1.17^a,b	34.20±5.91^a,b

Values are means ± s.d. Note ^*significant main effect of load, P<0.05 ^adifferent from 0% AIF ^bdifferent from 10% AIF ^cdifferent from 20% AIF. BW,body weights

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