Leg Muscles During Walking

This animation was done for Aberystwyth University's Sports Science Department, in collaboration with Dr. Marco Arkesteijn, to help students visualise the complex interaction of muscles in the leg during walking. The data used to make this animation was generated in the department's high-tech motion capture suite. Discover fabulous resources about how to create media in education and examples from across Welsh Universities at www.cadarn.ac.uk.

[@nyrbsamoht]

that synth at the start of ur video is huge

[@stellav552]

I didn’t realize how many muscles walking targets. I just finished a 10+ miles unplanned walk...

[@antineutron6820]

Hi

[@E_KITCHEN92]

Unplanned love it 😂

[@thedude6653]

love how you can watch the energy transfer from the glute down to the calf.

[@LThill-ks2uz]

Getting close, but I want to see a more detailed sequence of how the individual muscles work together. Maybe a color change to show intensity of contraction.

[@jambasjoe6045]

you might need an EMG for that

[@one1moreform]

Hi can you make more videos, showing variable bar graph of each muscle while some more activities like waking up from sleeping position, etc

[@conesterhuizen5886]

can you make an animation for cycling and running?

[@recupomouv257]

thanks for your work, it's very usefull for our school project !

[@sizzlinghot6345]

how did your school project go? did you finish school already?

[@ebenburger111]

Front muscles are stabilising muscles. The rear muscles are responsible for forward propelling...

[@brooko3000]

Eben Burger THANK YOU OMG IVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A SIMPLE AWNSER AND I FOUND IT IN A GOD DAM COMMENT SECTION THANK YOU

[@enoforewopeht]

The faster you move the more dominant the hip flexors become with propulsion. But propulsion is a manifestation of gravity as well, especially slow walking with a bit of a forward lean. Depends alot on the individuals body type though.

[@enoforewopeht]

Too good to be true there Joshua :)

[@Brian-fg6ty]

No, in fact the muscles most involved in walking are the four muscles of quadriceps, the large fleshy muscle group covering the front and sides of the thigh. It has four parts: rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius.

[@chriszc2345]

Yeah, apart from iliopsoas, which is the first muscle which is activated for forward propelling (and the only one from front muscles)

[@goddessgermanika2466]

Two things: The right arm and left leg are connected during walking and running. 2nd: would be wonderful if you rendered at 180 fps so we could watch in slo-mo very cool start wonder what 9 years could produce today?

[@lucid212]

Did you notice the negative contraction of the tibialis anterior at the moment the heal hit the floor to control the lowering of the sole so as not to slap on the ground quickly.

[@CyrsoUniverse]

Very good animation! Shouldn't the hamstrings also activate to some degree to flex the knee right after the foot leaving the ground? (after the calves plantarflexing the ankle?)

[@franciscojavierrivera7962]

right

[@WillieWalsh-cm9ig]

I was taught that it is hip flexion momentum that causes the knee flexion and not the hamstrings during the swing phase.

[@JuraIbis]

Watching this to understand what is causing me pain during walking. The pain is located behind my calf at the extension start and stops as i flex. Basically i have nerve issues but i also think my glutes and or hamstrings are transferring too much power to a weaker calf which is straining it.

[@romonk5980]

Not all pain is bad micro tears happen when you use your muscle in hard or new ways and makes it so that you're growing stronger just rest in between or use wraps

[@hayin2041]

thank you with whole heart

[@purpleworm4725]

very informative, thank you

[@danielul05]

This is excellent, thank you

[@trunggkien2361]

This is amazing

[@priscillahondogah5547]

great Video. seems like the ITB is redundant during walking.

[@hemasreejonnalagadda]

How could you made that graphs to appear.please elaborate

[@guitargod63]

Is there one for running? And also my left inner hamstring is too lose and under active so I feel my hamstring isn’t doing its job, help with that too??

[@honuman39]

Doesn't the quadratus lumborum engage on the opposite side as the foot contacts the ground?

[@workoutaholic2144]

contralateral reciprocation

[@johannesdeep9510]

Really great

[@iasmimbiancamelo4980]

very good!

[@buildsexualarousaldefeatth6313]

Walk is healthy for you

[@user-jw9jr2ko7e]

It looks unreal because the pelvis floor, the ischium and pubis, are not moved to push the torso to advance forward. By the way, the active leg should be rolled outward, the hip should sit back because the curvature of the hermus.

[@elenaermiefitness6704]

so helpful!

[@OGxsixela]

Perfect thank u

[@tpinhcf5526]

Put the playback speed 2x man is moonwalking

[@trnj467]

Where is TFL ?

[@TROllingNINJA2031]

So cool

[@ericsalinas1839]

What about the role of the adductors with internal rotation?

[@kyrareneeLOA]

I cannot believe this, I walk , speed walking daily,... and calves are very developed yet my hamstrings muscles...which I se in this video as active more than the calf...my hamstrings muscles are way underdeveloped and I have seen no improvement in over two years of speed walking. This cannot be right. I am a heal to toe balanced walker, fyi.

[@Mrwiseguy101690]

That means you got stronger. Speed walking won't cut it anymore for developing huge muscles like the hamstrings. I recommend you take on sprinting. I'm a sprinter myself and after workouts (just sprinting, no weights or anything), my hamstrings are on fire and sore for a day or two. Not to mention sprinting is really good for fat loss and developing a healthy body. I went to a cardiologist and he said it's extremely rare for me to have any heart problems anytime in the future.

[@hargow4u]

Maybe you have anterior tilt of the pelvis, which causes weak hamstrings

[@tescobakery1927]

Don't mind me, just trying to figure out why people say I walk weird

[@ionizedbeam8089]

Anyone else building a mech?

[@sebasagudelo50]

Thank you! very informative video, helped me a lot.

[@mohssenify]

I can't see biceps femoris short and long head

[@MrOnioncookie]

What animation do they use to make this?

[@boroshoelover]

Is it possible the run this data through a tens unit and make someone walk 🤔

[@timbarrett8939]

Yes, it is possible. I have implemented a device that uses tens machine output modified in sychnronisation with these muscle activations. I have footdrop it helps tremendously.

[@manofgod7622]

Aww shit, looks like I’ve been walking wrong way my whole life. Well, I’ve got a lot of practise to do-

[@Alesyniana]

The gluteus medius is not involved?

[@hargow4u]

Gluteus medius should be active for stabilization of the pelvis so hips are not swaying side to side

[@marshwetland3808]

Great animation. Shame about the Lliopsoas.

[@billbright1755]

They 3 D printed that skull 💀 dude

[@imdumbbg3958]

Its like a colosal titan

[@garlicisland]

this shows why a treadmill will not help your booty

[@boringgirl4157]

is this the same as running??

[@healthyperson8214]

It can't possibly be anywhere near the same, as running.

[@adeferly830]

So we just find out that we are doing workout every day, welp... Not every secong but,.that's preety cool!

[@BlowUpTheOutsideWorld]

MARVELOUS!

[@bradpenn-v7e]

I dont feel that i am engaging my actual calf muscles enough

[@footieeditss]

I’m so stupid but what is the butt muscle

[@TheUnheardVoices_]

Gluteus Maximus

[@rayf1568]

poor man he's searching for his skin

[@ebenburger111]

This is not entirely correct....

[@OgoMaduewesi]

What is the correct thing?

[@nicci_valentine]

is this an attack on titan reference

[@KhoiBoa]

This shit is helpful as fuck thanks.

[@imalamboman12]

Who the fuck walks like that

[@ElementXZPEED]

please add voice this is confusing me

[@dimitriazevedo5798]

so the whole leg lol

[@firegator6853]

wall titan

[@rocoz123456]

I believe you meant the iliopsoas? There is no Lliopsoas. Please fact check before posting educational material...

[@greggjohnson9138]

WHY WOULD YOU LEAVE THE PSOAS OUT?

[@zhihearntan5999]

+Gregg Johnson can u further explain?

[@jlstruyde]

iliopsoas is the psoas... iliopsoas is 2 muscles or 3 depending on the person.

[@davidduffy7610]

It hasn't been left out.

[@atomichulkster2304]

The gluteus maximus 😏

[@ynyslochtyn9255]

Diddorol.