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Table 2.

Step length, step frequency and ground contact time for each condition

Track	Step length (m)	Step frequency (steps s^-1)	Ground contact time (s)
Straight	2.07±0.12	3.72±0.19	0.159±0.005
Curved radius (m)
Outside leg
6	1.70±0.10^*	3.56±0.12	0.190±0.006
4	1.45±0.05^*	3.66±0.18	0.198±0.007
3	1.41±0.07^*	3.35±0.10	0.226±0.008^*
2	1.18±0.08^*	3.30±0.18	0.242±0.010^*
1	0.80±0.04^*	3.56±0.26	0.261±0.022^*
Inside leg
6	1.53±0.02^*	3.88±0.13	0.203±0.008
4	1.30±0.03^*	4.05±0.11	0.221±0.009^*
3	1.21±0.03^*	3.78±0.06	0.233±0.008^*
2	1.01±0.07^*	3.74±0.23	0.263±0.008^*
1	0.77±0.02^*	3.82±0.12	0.290±0.004^*

Track	Step length (m)	Step frequency (steps s^-1)	Ground contact time (s)
Straight	2.07±0.12	3.72±0.19	0.159±0.005
Curved radius (m)
Outside leg
6	1.70±0.10^*	3.56±0.12	0.190±0.006
4	1.45±0.05^*	3.66±0.18	0.198±0.007
3	1.41±0.07^*	3.35±0.10	0.226±0.008^*
2	1.18±0.08^*	3.30±0.18	0.242±0.010^*
1	0.80±0.04^*	3.56±0.26	0.261±0.022^*
Inside leg
6	1.53±0.02^*	3.88±0.13	0.203±0.008
4	1.30±0.03^*	4.05±0.11	0.221±0.009^*
3	1.21±0.03^*	3.78±0.06	0.233±0.008^*
2	1.01±0.07^*	3.74±0.23	0.263±0.008^*
1	0.77±0.02^*	3.82±0.12	0.290±0.004^*

Values are means ± s.e.m. (N=5).

Symmetry was assumed on the straight path.

Statistically significant different to the straight path condition(P<0.05).