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ACSM News Briefs NEWS BRIEFS Brought to you by the American College of Sports Medicine www.acsm.org REGISTER TODAY FOR ACSM'S ANNUAL MEETING AND WORLD CONGRESSES egistration for ACSM's Annual Meeting and World Congresses is now open. The meeting will take place from Tuesday, May 30, through Friday, June 2, 2023, in Denver, Colorado. The 2023 ACSM Annual Meeting, World Congress on Ex- ercise is Medicine , and World Congress on the Basic Science of Physical Activity and Aging Biology showcase the latest in ex- CEC or CME credits, abstracts and clinical cases, an exhibit hall, ercise science and sports medicine. Featuring both on-site and networking opportunities, and so much more. online programming — including select sessions from the in- Visit https://www.acsm.org/annual-meeting/registration person meeting — the 2023 ACSM Annual Meeting and World today and be sure to register using the “In-person/Online Bun- Congresses will showcase all the things you've come to expect dle” option to get the most out of this comprehensive sports and more, including 200+ hours of sessions, more than 30 medicine and exercise science conference. CHANGES IN WALKING BIOMECHANICS AFTER A 30-MINUTE EXERCISE BOUT IN SEDENTARY COMPARED WITH ACTIVE YOUNG WOMEN study published in the April 2023 issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise sought to determine any dif- ferences in walking biomechanics associated with patel- lofemoralpain(PFP) betweensedentary andactiveyoung women initially and after 30 minutes of walking for exercise. PFP is a common overuse injury associated with physical ac- tivity including walking. The risk for PFP may increase if walk- ing biomechanics change during a bout of walking. Because walking for exercise is often recommended to previously seden- tary adults, this would be a cause for concern. A total of 15 sedentary and 15 active young women walked overground for five trials of three-dimensional gait analysis be- fore and after a 30-minute treadmill walk. Peak knee flexion an- gle and extensor moment were compared between groups and before and after the 30-minute walk. Comparing groups at base- line, peak knee flexion angle, and peak knee extensor moment were not statistically significantly different between groups. After the 30-minute walk, peak knee flexion angle and extensor mo- ment increased slightly in both groups. Therewerenodifferences in walking biomechanics associated with PFP between sedentary and active young women. Although small changes were found after 30 minutes of walking in both groups, these were not associated with increased risk for PFP. Therefore, sedentary women are not at increased risk for PFP dur- ing walking for physical activity compared with active women. In addition, young women did not have biomechanical changes after minutes of walking associated with an increased risk of PFP. Thus, sedentary and active young women can safely follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines to walk for physical activity at a pace where they can “talk but not sing.” 2 ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal May/June 2023 Copyright © 2023 American College of Sports Medicine. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACSMʼs Health & Fitness Journal Wolters Kluwer Health

ACSM News Briefs

ACSMʼs Health & Fitness Journal , Volume 27 (3) – May 1, 2023

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Wolters Kluwer Health
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Copyright © 2023 by American College of Sports Medicine.
ISSN
1091-5397
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1536-593X
DOI
10.1249/fit.0000000000000865
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Abstract

NEWS BRIEFS Brought to you by the American College of Sports Medicine www.acsm.org REGISTER TODAY FOR ACSM'S ANNUAL MEETING AND WORLD CONGRESSES egistration for ACSM's Annual Meeting and World Congresses is now open. The meeting will take place from Tuesday, May 30, through Friday, June 2, 2023, in Denver, Colorado. The 2023 ACSM Annual Meeting, World Congress on Ex- ercise is Medicine , and World Congress on the Basic Science of Physical Activity and Aging Biology showcase the latest in ex- CEC or CME credits, abstracts and clinical cases, an exhibit hall, ercise science and sports medicine. Featuring both on-site and networking opportunities, and so much more. online programming — including select sessions from the in- Visit https://www.acsm.org/annual-meeting/registration person meeting — the 2023 ACSM Annual Meeting and World today and be sure to register using the “In-person/Online Bun- Congresses will showcase all the things you've come to expect dle” option to get the most out of this comprehensive sports and more, including 200+ hours of sessions, more than 30 medicine and exercise science conference. CHANGES IN WALKING BIOMECHANICS AFTER A 30-MINUTE EXERCISE BOUT IN SEDENTARY COMPARED WITH ACTIVE YOUNG WOMEN study published in the April 2023 issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise sought to determine any dif- ferences in walking biomechanics associated with patel- lofemoralpain(PFP) betweensedentary andactiveyoung women initially and after 30 minutes of walking for exercise. PFP is a common overuse injury associated with physical ac- tivity including walking. The risk for PFP may increase if walk- ing biomechanics change during a bout of walking. Because walking for exercise is often recommended to previously seden- tary adults, this would be a cause for concern. A total of 15 sedentary and 15 active young women walked overground for five trials of three-dimensional gait analysis be- fore and after a 30-minute treadmill walk. Peak knee flexion an- gle and extensor moment were compared between groups and before and after the 30-minute walk. Comparing groups at base- line, peak knee flexion angle, and peak knee extensor moment were not statistically significantly different between groups. After the 30-minute walk, peak knee flexion angle and extensor mo- ment increased slightly in both groups. Therewerenodifferences in walking biomechanics associated with PFP between sedentary and active young women. Although small changes were found after 30 minutes of walking in both groups, these were not associated with increased risk for PFP. Therefore, sedentary women are not at increased risk for PFP dur- ing walking for physical activity compared with active women. In addition, young women did not have biomechanical changes after minutes of walking associated with an increased risk of PFP. Thus, sedentary and active young women can safely follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines to walk for physical activity at a pace where they can “talk but not sing.” 2 ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal May/June 2023 Copyright © 2023 American College of Sports Medicine. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.

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ACSMʼs Health & Fitness JournalWolters Kluwer Health

Published: May 1, 2023

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