How Flexible Do You Need To Be To Run Efficiently?
How flexible do you need to be to run efficiently? Is being more flexible better for injury prevention, or worse? Should I be able to touch my toes? Should I be bending myself up at
How flexible do you need to be to run efficiently? Is being more flexible better for injury prevention, or worse? Should I be able to touch my toes? Should I be bending myself up at
Wondering how anatomical structure can affect running mechanics? Have you ever heard “You look funny when you run, you should be facing your feet forward!” This single statement, usually coming from a well-intentioned friend, trainer,
Ever wondered “what the heck is a gait cycle?” “Lengthen out your stride”, “Shorten your stride”, “Pick up your knees”, “Heel striking is bad”, “Run on your toes and fall forward”, “Your glutes aren’t firing”,
THE MYTH: There is a “right” way and a “wrong” way to run.THE REALITY: There are a LOT of right and wrong ways to run, it depends on your structure, range-of-motion, strengths, limiters, injury history,
THE MYTH: Kids in sports get injured in the same way athletic adults do.THE REALITY: Kids don’t sprain/strain nearly as much as they break. At one point, our sports therapy clinic had twelve kids with