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Karin, Personal Trainer and Coach

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3 Possible Reasons Why You Can't Stop Overstriding

What is Overstriding? Overstriding when running means landing too far ahead of your centre of mass (i.e. your hips) and, therefore, braking with each step. Overstriding is not the same for sprinters and runners as the margin of error is a lot smaller for sprinters who need to land on the ball of their foot when running at their top speed. In contrast, distance runners can land a bit more ahead of their body's centre of gravity. How to Stop Overstriding Overstriding is often described as the underlying cause of running injuries and poor running performance . However, not many articles or videos seem to discuss the root causes of overstriding itself. In fact, many of them imply that all that you need to do to stop overstriding, is well, to start shortening your stride. They make it seem so simple: just pay attention to where your foot is landing with each step. From both personal experience and training athletes, I found that changing your running form is far from

How to Warm Up Like an Olympic Athlete

If there is one thing we amateur runners can learn from Olympic athletes, it is how to warm up properly. They do not always show it on TV, but no athlete ever starts a race straight from sitting around or after just some light jogging. Before they enter the stadium, the athletes get to jog, do drills and practice faster strides on a separate warm-up track. For sprinters like Usain Bolt the warm-up can be more than 100 times longer than the competition itself! They know that a good warm-up can make a significant difference in terms of both injury prevention and running efficiency. How Olympic Athletes Warm Up Warm-up routines for elite runners have been perfected and standardized through scientific studies that tested the efficiency of each jogging lap, drill, stretch, etc. Competitive runners know that, even though slow jogging is a key part of a distance runner's warm-up, it is not a complete warm-up in itself. Integrating Dynamic Stretches and Drills Into your Warm Up E

How Forefoot Running got me Injured...and then Saved my Knees

Last week, I saw a woman running on the balls of her feet without letting her heels touch the ground. Looking at her was making my calves and shins hurt. I wanted to share a few tips with her to help her improve her form, but she was wearing headphones, and I was scared she would get upset. Her running form reminded me of how I used to run when I first changed my form to save my knees. Unfortunately, I know from experience that it is likely that she will get injured running like that. Coming home, I decided to write this blog post to hopefully save others from making the same mistakes that I did. Forefoot Running ≠ Proper Running Form The most confusing thing about transitioning from heel striking to forefoot running is that it is possible to run on your forefoot and still have bad running form. I actually did it myself for about 5 months filled with shin splints, sore calves, ankle soreness, Achilles tendinosis, foot pain, etc. Oh, my knees were fine, but they were pretty

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