gait training assembly 500 comprising a waist band 502 a first push rod 504 a first linkage 506 a second push rod 508 and a second linkage 510 the waist band is configured to surround the abdomen of a subject to affix the linkages 506 510 at the rear of the respective left and right hips the first linkage 506 comprises a first link 512 pivotably attached to the first push rod 504 about an axis 513 and a second link 514 pivotably attached to the first link 512 for rotation about an axis 515 the second link 514 is also pivotably attached to a bracket 516 downwardly depending from the waist band 502 for rotation about an axis 518 each link 512 514 has an included angle of u03b8 between its respective axes of rotation as with previous embodiments all the axes 513 515 518 intersect at a hip joint centre of rotation h and the assembly 500 is configured such that this imaginary intersection point is aligned with the subject 39 s hip the second linkage 510 is configured in substantially the same way as the first linkage 506 for example more than two links may be provided for extra range of movement the eventual number of links must be chosen for the specific application as although an increased number of links would provide a more fluid motion the stiffness of the linkage is decreased another variation is a simple arrangement that points to the centre of mass of the pelvis u2014 between the hips instead of at each hip joint with this setup you can apply forces to.