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How Functional Are Your Core Strength Exercises?
By Caroline Varriale Most runners know that having a strong core is essential to running efficiency. After all, what is connecting our legs and arms as we fly from one side to the other? Our trunk and core are perhaps the most important part of our body to strengthen and train, and running is an [...]
Proper Form Reminders While Running With A Stroller
Linking current research to running By Nikki Reiter I’ve been doing daily runs lately with my baby in the jogging stroller. I can say that these runs sure do make me appreciate the days when I get to go solo. Don’t get me wrong, I love hearing my baby sing and chat along in her [...]
How do you know if you have weak glutes?
Linking current research to running By Nikki Reiter Glute weakness is often considered one of the main culprits of running injuries. Run too much without the muscular support of the pelvis and core, and BAM! – IT band issues, patellofemoral pain, shin splints, foot pain, etc. Statistically, it has probably happened to each of us [...]
Running Shoes And The Law Of Diminishing Returns
Linking current research to running By Nikki Reiter Every once and a while, a wonderful little thing happens. A researcher decides to do a systematic review of a topic and then presents their findings in a paper. I get a little excited when the topic pertains to running. Recently, a team of researchers reviewed how [...]
Running Posture Checklist
By Nikki Reiter Here’s a running posture checklist or what your body should be doing biomechanically from head to toe while running: Head Arms Hips/Pelvis/Core Legs/Feet Other biomechanical variables of interest: Stride Rate Vertical Displacement — Nikki Reiter is the Laboratory Coordinator in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at the University of British [...]
Science On The Run: Explaining the Kenyan Advantage In A Moment (Arm)
Linking current research to running By Nikki Reiter It is believed that at the highest level of running performance, running economy is the most crucial factor dictating performance. So, who better than a homogenous sample of some of the best distance runners in the world to challenge this idea? An international team of researchers published [...]
