gait

“The duration an individual, whether male or female, can maintain balance on one leg,” it concluded, “emerges as the most reliable determinant of aging, surpassing strength, gait, and other balance parameters.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The first signs that a dog is crossing over into his senior years are often a graying muzzle, cloudier eyes or a slower gait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Surprisingly, this discovery about a horse’s gait sheds light on a much more modern debate—whether A.I. is on a path to consciousness.

From Slate ● May 25, 2026

The study, titled "Personalised gait retraining for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial," was published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026

His rolling sailor’s gait made her think of Simon, and she felt a pang of despair—would she ever get home to Ashton Place?

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Dressage is the oldest equestrian discipline, and sees rider and horse perform a series of movements to music across the gaits of walk, trot and canter.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024

Some correspond to familiar gaits of quadrupeds, such as walking, trotting, or hopping.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024

Also known as water bears and moss piglets, tardigrades sport blobby physiques, lumbering gaits and perfectly circular mouths stuck in the middle of their otherwise-featureless faces.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024

Atlantic puffins — clownish seabirds with colorful bills and waddling gaits — had their second consecutive rebound year for fledging chicks after suffering a catastrophic 2021, said scientists who monitor the birds.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023

He began to recognize sounds as he had done before, and to associate footsteps and differing gaits with the people to whom they belonged.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli