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This study aimed to was to investigate the effect of different attention to gait variables on walking speed. Twelve healthy males performed a 22 m voluntary fastest walk under three different attention conditions; participants were instructed to 1） just walk faster（FAST）, 2）walk faster with a wider stride（STR）, and 3） walk faster with a higher cadence（CAD）. The stride length was significantly wider in the STR condition than in the CAD and FAST conditions, and these effect sizes were large. There was no significant difference in stride length between the CAD and FAST conditions. Cadence was significantly higher in the CAD condition than in the STR and FAST conditions, and these effect sizes were large. There was no significant difference in cadence between the STR and FAST conditions. Walking speed was significantly increased in the order of FAST, STR, and CAD conditions, with a large effect size between the FAST and STR conditions and a moderate effect size between the STR and CAD conditions. These results suggest that focusing attention on the enhancement of each gait variable during fast walking increases walking speed, and that attention on increasing cadence leads to the greatest increase in walking speed.
https://ror.org/038bgk418 
