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Study: Alternate Walking and Running to Save Energy, Maintain Endurance

By Guest PostFebruary 4, 2013Healthalternate walking, best strategy, bus stop, calculation, conserve energy, data, exoskeletons, goal, human body, human energy costs, hypothesis, leroy long, less energy, maintain endurance, manoj srinivasan, marathon finish line, natural environment, notion, ohio state university, optimize energy, pam frost gorder, physical factor, prosthetic devices, running, save energy, transition region, treadmill

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Forget “slow and steady wins the race.” A new study shows that, at least sometimes, the best way to conserve energy and reach your destination on time is to alternate between walking and running—whether your goal is the bus stop or a marathon finish line.

In the January 30, 2013 issue of the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, researchers examined how people budget their time as they travel on foot to reach a destination at a particular appointed time. The study found that when people have neither too much time nor too little time to reach their destination, they naturally switch back and forth between walking and running, which turns out to be the best strategy for saving energy. (more…)

The Benefits of Taking a Gap Year for College Students

The practice of taking a gap year after graduating high school is becoming more and more popular. Instead of heading to college right away, students instead take a year off to travel — either at home or abroad — to either work, volunteer, or just see the sights.

The gap year isn’t just something that irresponsible students take to postpone the inevitable. For many students, a gap year is a carefully planned step that offers many benefits.

Here are just a few of the benefits of taking a gap year for college students: (more…)

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Study: Alternate Walking and Running to Save Energy, Maintain Endurance

The Benefits of Taking a Gap Year for College Students