[pct-l] footwear weight, was UL danger

[Yoshihiro Murakami]

I am afraid to violate the copyright.

But, it will be OK to send copy to a few friends for the study of ergonomics.
You can download PDF file from

http://psycho01.edu.u-toyama.ac.jp/Abe(2004).pdf

I will delete this file tomorrow.




2010/5/12 Brian McLaughlin <brianmclaugh at comcast.net>:
>> Assuming that there is a weight-carrying free lunch at amounts up to
>> 6.6 pounds (3 kg), then the first application that comes to mind is
>> not heavier footwear, but more pack weight moved down to the ankle
>> area - voila, the footie pack!  If my shoes weigh two pounds, I should
>> be able to pack four pounds plus around my ankles.
>
> I know you're making a joke, but if you envision what the energy penalty
> for carrying 5 lbs. on one's back during a treadmill test would be for a fit
> man, as compared to zero weight on one's back, you might be able to
> conceive that a similarly small energy penalty might apply for a similarly
> small weight on your feet vs. zero weight on your feet. It isn't entirely
> ludicrous to suggest this **might** be true.
>
> This study simply runs counter to received wisdom about the 1 lb.
> on your foot equals 5 lbs. on your back. Whether it is correct, or the
> earlier 1969 study for the military was more accurate, I don't pretend to
> know. But ridiculing it is a cheap way to dismiss it from consideration.
> Why not keep an open mind wait for more information?
>



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