Table 4 Self-selected comfortable walking speed and walking energy cost and during the 6-min walk test
Shoes-only1 | DLS-k1 | DLS-k3 | DLS-k5 | Shoes-only2 | SH-k1 | SH-k4 | SH-k5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Speed (m•s− 1) | ||||||||
Subject A | 1.08 | 1.14 (+6%) | 1.19 (+11%) | 1.13 (+5%) | 1.12 | 1.11 (−1%) | 1.12 (+0.4%) | 1.11 (−0.4%) |
Subject B | 1.26 | 1.25 (−1%) | 1.21 (−3%) | 1.28 (+2%) | N/A | 1.25 (−1%) | 1.21 (−4%) | 1.23 (−2%) |
Subject C | 1.44 | 1.45 (+0.3%) | 1.40 (−3%) | 1.48 (+2%) | 1.49 | 1.43 (−4%) | 1.46 (−2%) | 1.47 (−2%) |
Walking energy cost (J•kg−1•min−1) | ||||||||
Subject A | 4.22 | 4.16 (−2%) | 4.07 (−4%) | 4.03 (−5%) | 5.02 | 4.98 (−1%) | 4.49 (−11%) | 5.03 (+0.1%) |
Subject B | 4.71 | 4.33 (−8%) | 4.20 (−11%) | 4.82 (+2%) | N/A | 4.17 (−11%) | 3.86 (−18%) | 4.44 (−6%) |
Subject C | 4.73 | 5.00 (+6%) | 4.54 (−4%) | 4.36 (−8%) | 4.73 | 4.47 (−6%) | 4.48 (−5%) | 4.69 (−1%) |