Transition versus Continuous Slope Walking: Adaptation to Change Center of Mass Velocity in Young Men

Figure 2

Stance subphases and gait events. The stance phase was divided into three subphases: the loading response (from initial contact to foot flat, ), the midstance (from foot flat to heel off, ), and the propulsion (from heel off to toe off, ) phases. : duration from initial contact to the local maximum of the vertical COM displacement. : duration from the local maximum of the vertical COM displacement to the local minimum of the vertical COM displacement.