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WalkingWalking is the main form of animal locomotion on land, distinguished from running and crawling. When carried out in shallow waters, it is usually described as wading and when performed over a steeply rising object or an obstacle it becomes scrambling or climbing. The word walking is derived from the Old English walkan .Walking is generally distinguished from running in that only one foot at a time leaves contact with the ground: for humans and other bipeds running begins when both feet are off the ground with each step. For horses and other quadrupedal species, the running gaits may be numerous, and walking keeps three feet at a time on the ground.The average human child achieves independent walking ability between nine and fifteen months old.While not strictly bipedal, several primarily bipedal human gaits are generally regarded as variants of walking. These include:* Hand walking; an unusual form of locomotion, in which the walker moves primarily using their hands.* walking on crutches ;* walking with one or two walking stick or trekking poles ;* walking while holding on to a walker, a framework to aid with balance; and * scrambling, using the arms not just as a backup to normal balance, but, as when walking on talus, to achieve states of balance that would be impossible or unstable when supported solely by the legs.For humans, walking is the main form of transportation without a vehicle or riding animal. An average walking speed is about 5 km/h , although this depends heavily on factors such as height, weight, age and terrain. A pedestrian is a walking person, in particular on a road . (From the Wikpedia article Walking.) Download PDF Image ResultsLoading...
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