Many physically demanding occupations in both developed and developing economies
involve exposure to extreme thermal environments that can affect work capacity and …

Introduction While fatigue is ubiquitous in old age and visibly interferes with mobility, studies
have not yet examined the effects of self-reported fatigue on healthy older adults' gait. As a …

Few studies have directly compared physical responses to relative loading strategies
between men and women during overground walking. This study aimed to compare gait …

Objectives Women are resistant to neuromuscular fatigue compared to men in response to a
range of exercise tasks. The sex differences in the neuromuscular responses to load …

Typical military tasks include load carriage, digging, and lifting loads. To avoid accumulation
of fatigue, it is important to know the energy expenditure of soldiers during such tasks. The …

This study tested the hypothesis that of 23 days of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB)
supplementation can maintain muscle mass and attenuate the immune and inflammatory …

Heavy load carriage has been identified as a main contributing factor to the high incidence
of overuse injuries in soldiers. Peak vertical ground reaction force (VGRF MAX) and maximal …

The effort of carrying additional mass at different body locations is important in ergonomics
and in designing wearable robotics. We investigate the metabolic rate of carrying a load as a …

The aim of this study was to simultaneously assess the changes in physiology, and
kinematic and spatiotemporal features of gait, during prolonged load carriage in individuals …

Since the beginning of recorded history, soldiers have been required to carry arms and
equipment on their bodies. Recently, the weight of these loads has substantially increased …