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Five different pace walking tests were performed on a treadmill to calculate the optimal locomotion speed (OLS) and U\u2010shaped relationship between the walking energy expenditure and speed (<jats:italic>\u03c7<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> cost of transport [CoT]) (i.e., energetic walking flexibility).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean OLS was 3.05\u2009\u00b1\u20090.13\u2009miles per hour (mph), with no differences between sexes. Similarly, there were no sex differences in walking flexibility according to the <jats:italic>\u03c7<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> CoT. Body height (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.0001) and femur length (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001) were positively correlated with <jats:italic>\u03c7<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> CoT; however, female child\/adolescents mitigated the effect of height and femur length when walking at suboptimal speeds.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Consistent with prior observations in adults, our findings suggest that anthropometric parameters related to body stature are associated with reduced suboptimal walking flexibility in children and adolescents. 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