Browning et al (2006) found no difference in preferred walking speed between men and women of normal and obese weights. All subjects preferred a walking speed of around 1.42m/s (about 3 mph), which was determined to be the speed that maximized distance for effort. This is in contrast to previous results wherein Spyropoulous et al (1991) reported ( Read more... )

Are men or women more likely to be sedentary? According to the CDC (2005), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for 2004, 25.9% of women vs. 21.4% of men reported no physical activity outside their "regular job." Caspersen et al (2000) found that gaps in physical activity were greater between adolescent males and females than ( Read more... )

Van den Tillar and Ettema (2004) found that overarm throwing strength was related to size (measured as fat free body mass: FFM), and not gender, in a group of experienced handball players. In an obese sample, Lafortuna et al (2005) failed to find a gender component to strength differences, although they noted that women tended to develop more fat ( Read more... )