Why are we leaning in the turns?

2023-09-13 12:25:21

How does science explain and improve sports performance? In the fray, with a mathematician who models running, ball throwing or the length of a jump… To what extent can sport be illuminated by science?

How can sports performance be explained, informed and improved by science? How to run faster and better using mathematics? And why does the sprinter have to decelerate before the finish line? Why do we swim better underwater? Why is it better to go back to transform the test into rugby?

With Amandine Aftalionmathematician specializing in the mathematics of running, for her book Why are we leaning in turns? Sport explained by science in 40 questions, published by CNRS Éditions.