Monday, November 15, 2010

Why Walking Is Harder for Smaller People

 Why do children tire more quickly than adults when out for a walk?
Like most people who have had to carry a tired child home after a long walk, Peter Weyland of Southern Methodist University asked himself that same question. Scientists had long recognized that smaller people use more energy per kilogram body mass than larger individuals when walking.
He wanted to know why.
I can't believe that someone needed research to discover the obvious.
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