What Running Style is Best for Your Knees?

What Running Style is Best for Your Knees?

14/03/2024 Bretta Riches 3

The best way to maintain healthy knees when running is to avoid heel strike running because it always accompanies a hyper-extended knee, an overly long stride and unusually long braking with the ground, which CANNOT be improved with a cushioned, motion control stability running shoe. The only proven method to protect your knees long-term is to land with a forefoot strike because it prevents hyper-knee extension at landing, an over-stride and a low cadence, all of which were consistently found to literally cure running-related knee pain and injury.


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Is Forefoot Running Really Best for Your Knees?

08/03/2024 Bretta Riches 0

Safe and efficient knee mechanics were found to be only engaged through the use of a forefoot strike landing when running, not a heel strike. This is because forefoot striking was found to make the knee better at flexing and bending at landing, which in turn, reduced opposing forces on the knee by making the knee-joint hold more firm, while reducing excessive bouncing. Furthermore, improved knee flexion engaged by forefoot striking reduced high brake forces which resulted in little to no impact at the knee, while engaging more efficient accelerations with less muscle force generation than heel strike running.

Are Cushioned Running Shoes Bad for Your Arches?

Are Cushioned Running Shoes Bad for Your Arches?

24/02/2024 Bretta Riches 2

Unfortunately, many components of the conventional running shoe was found to literally tear away at the functional strength of the arch in ways that causes long-term damage, including collapsed arches and chronic plantar fasciitis as compared with running barefoot or in minimalist (barefoot-like) shoes. Black Friday at FitnessFactory.com!

Can You Heel Strike in Zero Drop Shoes?

Can You Heel Strike in Zero Drop Shoes?

21/02/2024 Bretta Riches 0

Heel strike running in zero drop shoes will get you injured fast because heel strike running naturally produces a heavy burst in collisional impact at landing, whereby a lack of padding at the heel was fond to cause more rising tides of high impact that severely burdens the heel bone and even the shin! Whats worse, running shoes with a thick cushioned heel was found to cause heel strike runners to plow their heel harder into the ground. This is because the foot tries harder to push through all the compressible cushioned materials in efforts to reach a more stable surface. But bigger than that, the key to preventing and avoiding these highly injurious impacts is to land with a forefoot strike because its on record for preventing the kind of impact that cause injuries, especially long bone injuries.

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