Understanding human locomotion patterns and their variations requires comprehensive data across different age groups and movement tasks, given the complexity of the human musculoskeletal system. This study presents a dataset of human locomotion during daily activities, collected from 120 healthy male participants (age range: 20–59 years). The experimental protocol included seven distinct tasks: level walking, stair ascent/descent, slope walking (ascent/descent), and sit-to-stand/stand-to-sit movements. Data were collected using an optical motion capture system, force plates, and surface electromyography sensors on the right lower limb. The final dataset includes 6,882 movement cycles across all tasks, including full-body joint kinematics and muscle activity patterns. This comprehensive dataset will contribute to understanding the variations in movement patterns and muscle activation during common daily activities across a broad adult male population.

The shoe upper hides the foot motion on the insole, so it has been challenging to measure the non-slip function of socks in a dynamic motor task. The study aimed to propose a method to estimate the non-slip function of socks in an acute maneuver. Participants performed a shuttle run task while wearing three types of socks with different frictional properties. The forces produced by foot movement on the upper during the task were measured by pressure sensors installed at the upper. A force platform was also used to measure the ground reaction force at the outsole and ground. Peak force and impulse values computed by using forces measured by the pressure sensors were significantly different between the sock conditions, while there were no such differences in those values computed by using ground reaction forces measured by a force platform. The results suggested that the non-slip function of socks could be quantified by measuring forces at the foot-upper interface. The method could be an affordable option to measure the non-slip function of socks with minimal effects from skin artifacts and shoe upper integrity.