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Can Arch Height Predict Your Running Injuries?

Article added July 25, 2017 Categories Featured Beginners, Featured Columns, Featured Shoes and Gear, Health, Training
Written By: Alex Hutchinson
Photography by: Matt Rainey

High- and low-arched runners cushion their foot landings differently. The “Wet Test,” in which you assess the shape of your wet footprint to determine if you have high or low arches, has somewhat fallen out of fashion in running circles in recent years. It used to be that people with low arches were assumed to […]

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How Your Laptop, Smartphone, and Car Are Killing Your Stride

How Laptops and Phones Are Killing Your Posture and Stride

Article added June 27, 2017 Categories Featured Training, Injury Prevention, Training
Written By: Jonathan Beverly
Photography by: 101 Degrees West Photography (main); Charlie Layton (illustrations)

Restore your natural arm swing to improve posture and power. This is adapted from Jonathan Beverly’s Your Best Stride: How to Optimise Your Natural Running Form to Run Easier, Farther, and Faster – With Fewer Injuries. (Order on Rodalestore.com or Amazon.com.) You don’t run on your arms, but make no mistake, arms are important to running. “People think running […]

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