This second lecture for the module ‘Born to Run-The Science of Human Endurance’. It recaps how our anatomy has evolved, first for walking and then running gait. It discusses how gait analysis is conducted in the laboratory setting, and elaborates on the different spationtemporal gait variables-things like cadence, step length, stride time etc. Gait kinematic are also briefly discussed. The lecture finishes with a high level overview of why we have evolved to move for efficiency.

0:00 Introduction
1:00 The disadvantage of bipedalism for sprinting
1:45 Why humans are the best marathoners
3:25 The main function of the leg during walking gait.
4:15 The kinematic principles underpinning gait efficiency
4:55 The phases of the gait cycle
6:15 Kinematic walking gait analysis
8:30 From walking to running
9:15 The kinematics of running

Reference list:
https://doi.org/10.1081/SME-120022856
https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00999
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature03052
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature08723