Health and Medicine

Gait : Walking is the simple act of falling forward and catching oneself. One foot is always in contact with the ground , and within a cycle , there are two periods of single leg support and two periods of double leg support. During running there is a period of time during which neither foot is in contact with the ground , a period called ''double float'' . GAIT CYCLE :  The gait cycle is the time interval or sequence of motions occuring between two consecutive initial contactsof the same foot. The gait cycle consists of two phases for each foot : STANCE PHASE - which makes up 60% to 65% of the walking cycle. SWING PHASE - which makes upto 35% to 40% of the walking cycle. In addition , there are two periods of double support and one period of single leg - stance during the gait cycle. As the velocity of the cycle increases the cycle length or stride length decreases. For eg; In jogging , the gait cycle is 70% of the walking cycle and ...