@article{ref1,
title="Aging, motor skill, and the energy cost of walking: implications for the prevention and treatment of mobility decline in older persons",
journal="Journals of gerontology. Series A: Biological sciences and medical sciences",
year="2014",
author="Vanswearingen, Jessie M. and Studenski, Stephanie A.",
volume="69",
number="11",
pages="1429-1436",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Age-associated neural changes profoundly affect the biomechanics and energetics of walking, increase energy cost, and require novel approaches to exercise that focus on motor learning theory. <br><br>METHODS: We present a conceptual framework for motor skill in walking, its effect on the energy cost of walking, and the influence of the aging brain. <br><br>RESULTS: Motor learning theory and practice can be incorporated into interventions to promote skilled, energy efficient walking in older people. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: An extensive literature on motor skill and motor learning, derived from neuroscience, sports medicine, and neurorehabilitation, can be applied to problems of walking in late life.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1079-5006",
doi="10.1093/gerona/glu153",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glu153"
}