walking speed
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Walking speed is the pace at which someone walks, typically around three miles per hour for adults.
The term appears in contexts from fitness tracking to urban planning: The crosswalk timer is calibrated for elderly walking speed.
In video games, walking speed is often a base stat distinguishing character classes.
- pedometerStride-counting device
- step counterStride-tallying device
- fitness trackerWearable health-monitoring device
- accelerometerDevice measuring motion forces
- stride lengthSpace between consecutive footfalls
heel strike · balance · cadence · posture · biomechanics · sports training · fatigue · motion capture · cardiovascular fitness · treadmill test · muscle strength · terrain · GPS tracking · pedestrian safety · foot traffic · physical therapy · incline · health monitoring
- gait biomechanicsstride, stride length, cadence, foot strike, heel strike
- motor testsbalance test, reflex test, dynamic balance, finger to nose, heel to toe
- walkingstrolling, ambling, sauntering, striding, trudging
- gaitgait, stride, step, cadence, heel strike
- geriatric assessmentscognitive testing, dementia screening, balance test, fall risk, activities of daily living
- metric speedskilometers per hour, km/h, m/s
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Rate of locomotive movement
top speed · breakneck speed · high speed · lightning speed · warp speed
walking speedstandstill
Total cessation of movement
complete stop · dead stop · stationary · motionless · immobility
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