Lecture: The Science of Running

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Date/Time:Thursday, 17 Nov 2016 at 7:00 pm
Location:1148 Gerdin Business Building
Cost:Free
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Phone:515-294-9934
Channel:Lecture Series
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"Linking Biomechanics and Energy Cost," Rodger Kram, Pease Family Scholar in Kinesiology and associate professor of integrative physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder.

Kram will discuss how the biomechanics of walking and running are linked to energy expenditure. His research considers such factors as body weight, propulsive force, and arm and leg movements. He will also address how energy cost changes with age, speed, hills, shoes and leg prostheses. In addition to humans, Kram has studied the locomotion of many other animal species including ants, antelopes, penguins, kangaroos and elephants.