Abstract Summary
Running gait kinetics and kinematics can be measured in the lab using force-instrumented treadmills and 3D motion capture. However, these tools are not feasible for use in the daily training environment of recreational and elite runners. A prototype wearable smart garment (SG) has been developed to solve this problem. The purpose of this study was to validate the SG device compared to a gold-standard force treadmill (FT). Foot-ground kinetics and temporal measures were examined. Vertical ground reaction force, step time, and contact time showed low mean relative error (< 6%) while impulse showed higher values (>10%). All correlations were strong between SG and FT (r >0.85). The smart garment shows promise as a viable option for the measurement of running biomechanics outside of the lab.
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