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Cadence

Running rate in steps per minute, and is a factor of speed (speed = 0.5 steps/min x stride length).

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Distance

Often used as a coarse measure of external load

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Flight Ratio

Correlates to running efficiency, as more efficient runners tend to have higher flight ratios.

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Flight Time

The amount of time in a gait cycle in which both feet are off the ground.

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Ground Contact Time

A widely used metric for both athletic and clinical populations, as it relates to load while the foot is on the ground.

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Impact

A means of quantifying the strategy used to absorb energy.

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Impact Asymmetry

A measure of the difference in Impact Accelerations between feet.

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Horizontal Impact

A means of quantifying the strategy used to absorb impact.

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Vertical Impact

A means of quantifying the strategy used to absorb impact.

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Intensity

Can help give context to different training sessions of different lengths by normalizing the total load.

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Load Asymmetry

The percent difference between accelerations exerted on the left and right feet.

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Push-off

A means for quantifying the strategy used to push off the ground.

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Push-off Asymmetry

A measure of the difference in Push-off Accelerations between feet.

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Horizontal Push-off

A means of quantifying the strategy used to push off the ground.

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Vertical Push-off

A means of quantifying the strategy used to push off the ground.

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Speed (Average)

Typically used for longer distance runs and pacing.

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Speed (Maximum)

Typically be used for sprints and as a measure of power.

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Signal

The resultant acceleration signal.

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Signal x-axis

The acceleration signal in the medial-lateral directions.

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