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Researcher
Pieter Fiers
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2025
Duty factor dominates stride frequency to modify musculoskeletal peak loading in running
Pieter Fiers
Joeri Gerlo
Senne Bonnaerens
Laurent Malisoux
Vanwanseele Benedicte
Dirk De Clercq
Veerle Segers
A1
Journal Article
in
MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE
2025
2024
Habitual running style matters : duty factor, and not stride frequency, relates to loading magnitude
Lennert Van der Meulen
Senne Bonnaerens
Ine Van Caekenberghe
Dirk De Clercq
Veerle Segers
Pieter Fiers
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF HUMAN KINETICS
2024
Learning effects in over-ground running gait retraining : a six-month follow-up of a quasi-randomized controlled trial
Pieter Van den Berghe
Rud Derie
Joeri Gerlo
Senne Bonnaerens
Pieter Fiers
Ine Van Caekenberghe
Dirk De Clercq
Veerle Segers
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
2024
2023
Duty factor and stride frequency as (potential) load magnitude determinants of slow, female runners' habitual running pattern
Lennert Van der Meulen
Senne Bonnaerens
Ine Van Caekenberghe
Dirk De Clercq
Veerle Segers
Pieter Fiers
Editorial material
2023
Low running offers a way to make distance running a viable physical activity option for more people
Dirk De Clercq
Senne Bonnaerens
Pieter Fiers
Edward Frederick
Yasunori Kaneko
Veerle Segers
Editorial material
2023
2022
Biomechanical adaptations following a music‐based biofeedback gait retraining program to reduce peak tibial accelerations
Rud Derie
Pieter Van den Berghe
Joeri Gerlo
Senne Bonnaerens
Ine Van Caekenberghe
Pieter Fiers
Dirk De Clercq
Veerle Segers
A1
Journal Article
in
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS
2022
Duty factor : a musculoskeletal load tuning mechanism in running
Senne Bonnaerens
Veerle Segers
Pieter Fiers
Dirk De Clercq
Dissertation
2022
Peak muscle and joint contact forces of running with increased duty factors
Senne Bonnaerens
Sam Van Rossom
Pieter Fiers
Ine Van Caekenberghe
Rud Derie
Yasunori Kaneko
Edward Frederick
Benedicte Vanwanseele
Peter Aerts
Dirk De Clercq
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE
2022
2021
Relationship between duty factor and external forces in slow recreational runners
Senne Bonnaerens
Pieter Fiers
Samuel Galle
Rud Derie
Peter Aerts
Edward Frederick
Yasunori Kaneko
Wim Derave
Dirk De Clercq
Veerle Segers
A2
Journal Article
in
BMJ OPEN SPORT & EXERCISE MEDICINE
2021
2020
Improving the energy economy of human running with powered and unpowered ankle exoskeleton assistance
Kirby Witte
Pieter Fiers
Alison Sheets
Steven Collins
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE ROBOTICS
2020
2019
Grounded runners experience less severe ground reaction forces compared to runners who run with a flight phase
Senne Bonnaerens
Pieter Fiers
Samuel Galle
Peter Aerts
Edward Frederick
Yasunori Kanako
Veerle Segers
Wim Derave
Dirk De Clercq
C3
Conference
2019
Grounded running reduces musculoskeletal loading
Senne Bonnaerens
Pieter Fiers
Samuel Galle
Peter Aerts
Edward C Frederick
Yasunori Kaneko
Wim Derave
Dirk De Clercq
A1
Journal Article
in
MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE
2019
Running profiles of recreational distance runners : race, training, spatiotemporal and anthropometrical characteristics
Senne Bonnaerens
Pieter Fiers
Samuel Galle
Rud Derie
Peter Aerts
Frederick Edward
Yasunori Kaneko
Daisuke Kogawa
Shimana Takatsugu
Veerle Segers
et al.
C3
Conference
2019
Running speed-induced changes in foot contact pattern influence impact loading rate
Bastiaan Breine
Philippe Malcolm
Samuel Galle
Pieter Fiers
Edward C Frederick
Dirk De Clercq
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE
2019
2018
Instructed grounded running reduces musculoskeletal loading
Senne Bonnaerens
Pieter Fiers
Samuel Galle
Peter Aerts
Edward C Frederick
Yasunori Kaneko
Wim Derave
Dirk De Clercq
C3
Conference
2018
2017
Human-in-the-loop optimization of exoskeleton assistance during walking
Juanjuan Zhang
Pieter Fiers
Kirby A Witte
Rachel W Jackson
Katherine L Poggensee
Christopher G Atkeson
Steven H Collins
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE
2017
Initial foot contact and related kinematics affect impact loading rate in running
Bastiaan Breine
Philippe Malcolm
Ine Van Caekenberghe
Pieter Fiers
Edward C Frederick
Dirk De Clercq
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
2017
2015
Kinematic differences between (a)typical initial rearfoot and midfoot contact patterns
Bastiaan Breine
Philippe Malcolm
Ine Van Caekenberghe
Pieter Fiers
Dirk De Clercq
C3
Conference
2015
2014
Biomechanics of the transition from symmetrical to asymmetrical gaits in humans
Pieter Fiers
Peter Aerts
Dirk De Clercq
Dissertation
2014
2013
Biomechanics of human bipedal gallop: asymmetry dictates leg functions
Pieter Fiers
Dirk De Clercq
Veerle Segers
Peter Aerts
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
2013
Descending steep inclines at high speeds: does gallop beat run?
Pieter Fiers
Ine Van Caekenberghe
Dirk De Clercq
Peter Aerts
C3
Conference
2013
Limb mechanics during steep downhill locomotion in humans
Peter Aerts
Pieter Fiers
Ine Van Caekenberghe
Dirk De Clercq
C3
Conference
2013
2011
Dynamics of gait transitions
Peter Aerts
Veerle Segers
Sandra Nauwelaerts
Kristiaan D'Août
Ine Van Caekenberghe
Pieter Fiers
Philippe Malcolm
Dirk De Clercq
C3
Conference
2011