title: Locomotion: Why We Walk the Way We Walk.
abstract: The way we walk determines the energetic investment needed. Humans spontaneously alter their walking style to exploit energetic opportunities. New research demonstrates the sensitivity and timing of this optimization and opens the door to discovering the underlying mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada T2N 4N1. Electronic address: jbertram@ucalgary.ca.
authors.forename: John E A
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bertram
mesh_terms: D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D016138:Walking