Running shorter strides = less knee troubles

[Peasie]

In a University of Wisconsin-Madison study of healthy runners, researchers found a mere 5 percent shorter stride length caused a 20 percent decrease in energy absorption at the knee joint. Translation: Shortening your stride lessens the load on your knees.

“With a smaller stride, your legs automatically land underneath your body, as opposed to far in front of you, which reduces the load on the knees,” explains lead author Bryan Heiderscheit, Ph.D.

Short article here

[Suesumba]

Re: Running shorter strides = less knee troubles

what about on a treadmill?

[CeaBee]

Re: Running shorter strides = less knee troubles

what if u leg dem just short and thats why u tek shorter strides?

[Suesumba]

Re: Running shorter strides = less knee troubles

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CeaBee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">what if u leg dem just short and thats why u tek shorter strides? </div></div>

[Peasie]

Re: Running shorter strides = less knee troubles

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SueSumba</div><div class="ubbcode-body">what about on a treadmill? </div></div>

running on a treadmill is less hard on your knees than running on the road, right?

your knees hurt, Sue?

[Peasie]

Re: Running shorter strides = less knee troubles

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CeaBee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">what if u leg dem just short and thats why u tek shorter strides? </div></div>

some of us call that &quot;walking&quot;

[Suesumba]

Re: Running shorter strides = less knee troubles

[quote=Peasie
your knees hurt, Sue? [/quote]

not yet. but not quite. sometimes my left knee is a little stiff after a run. i usually run on the track. i'd started running on the unpaved gravelled beltline way by me. now i'm gonna start using the treadmill.

[Jazz]

Re: Running shorter strides = less knee troubles

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CeaBee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">what if u leg dem just short and thats why u tek shorter strides? </div></div>

I was gonna aks dat question... it is a perfectly legitimate question

[Suesumba]

Re: Running shorter strides = less knee troubles

hush Jazz&lt;---

Peasie, what if you sit while running?

[Peasie]

Re: Running shorter strides = less knee troubles

cycling