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Connecting the legs with a spring improves human running economy.

Updated Oct 16, 2026

Human researchThe Journal of experimental biology2019Read the source on PubMed

From the closing abstract passage

“Our study shows how a simple spring improves running economy through a complex interaction between the changing dynamics of the body and the adaptive…”

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Publication details
Record
PubMed 31395676
Publication types
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't · research-article · Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. · Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Indexed subjects
Leg · Gait · Random Allocation · Running · Biomechanical Phenomena
Source record checked
2026-10-16

Publication type and subject indexing describe the record; they are not a quality grade or proof of a benefit. An abstract does not replace a review of the full methods and results.

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