Triaxial accelerometer gait dataset: foot and lower back motion during normal and metronome walking

This dataset contains accelerometric data collected from young and older individuals walking in a controlled environment. The data were recorded using two triaxial accelerometers, one attached to the participant's lower back and the other attached to the foot. Participants were instructed to walk back and forth along a 205-meter corridor under two different conditions:

Normal walking: Participants walked at their preferred walking speed, reflecting their natural gait and pace.

Metronome walking: Participants synchronized their walking pace to a metronome set to their preferred walking cadence. This condition introduced a rhythmic element to the walking pattern, allowing for the study of gait changes when adhering to an external tempo.

Another condition was also measured to introduce a more variable and dynamic walking pattern that reflects everyday pedestrian movement in a real-world context.

Free outdoor walking: Older participants engaged in approximately 5 minutes of free walking in an urban environment, navigating city streets. During this activity, only the lumbar accelerometer was used to record data.