Lower extremity general muscle moment patterns in healthy individuals during recumbent cycling.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare lower extremity generalized muscle moments across two workloads during recumbent bicycling in younger and older healthy adults.

Design: The study design was a comparative investigation of cycling patterns.

Background: Biomechanical data regarding muscle activation, kinematic, and kinetic patterns have been presented for upright cycling, but only a few studies have evaluated biomechanical patterns during the alternative configuration of recumbent cycling.