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However, the sampling rate of insoles is lower and only vertical force is recorded. The reliability and validity of Loadsol\u00ae force sensing insoles have been evaluated for treadmill walking, but not overground walking. The purpose of the study was to determine criterion-related validity and test-retest reliability of Loadsol\u00ae compared to gold standard force plates. Twenty healthy young adults walked overground across force plates while wearing insoles for two blocks of five trials. Variables of interest were extracted from each trial and averaged across trials and participants. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) determined criterion-related validity for Loadsol\u00ae variables compared to force plate variables. ICCs also determined within session test-retest reliability for Loadsol\u00ae and force plates. Bland Altman plots were generated to assess bias and 95% limits of agreement. 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