Why velocity matters
Many real-life movements happen under time pressure. A reserve of strength is only useful if the nervous and muscular systems can recruit it quickly enough.
A different quality from strength
Strength asks how much force can be produced. Power asks how rapidly mechanical work can be generated. The two qualities overlap but are not identical.
Functional expression
Fast chair rise, acceleration and stair climbing turn an abstract muscular capacity into observable movement.
Established evidenceFactual statements are grounded in the publications listed below.
KŌMØ perspectiveKŌMØ favours a multidimensional, longitudinal reading of mobility.
LimitsThis page is educational and does not replace medical assessment when a change is recent, marked or accompanied by other symptoms.