{"id":18000,"date":"2024-12-09T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=18000"},"modified":"2024-12-09T16:25:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T16:25:39","slug":"does-your-running-form-really-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=18000","title":{"rendered":"Does Your Running Form Really Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Many runners believe their natural stride could be improved. Here\u2019s what to know before trying to change yours.<\/p>\n

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Want to get better at tennis? Fine-tune your serve. Swimming? Perfect your stroke. But what about running? If you improve your form \u2014 from your posture to the way your foot hits the ground \u2014 will that make you faster and more efficient?<\/p>\n

On TikTok and Instagram, plenty of videos promise that the secret to faster running lies in refining your technique. And gait retraining services, which help people change their stride, have expanded beyond university biomechanics labs and into physical therapy clinics.<\/p>\n

All of this can be confusing. \u201cIt reinforces the idea that running form is important and that most people are doing it wrong,\u201d said Matt Fitzgerald, author of \u201c80\/20 Running\u201d and creator of Dream Run Camp<\/a>, who has coached runners from ranging from beginners to Olympians. <\/p>\n

But according to experts, there isn\u2019t one ideal way to run. A recent review<\/a> analyzed 51 studies related to running biomechanics and running economy (a measure of how much oxygen you burn to maintain a certain pace, which is often used as a proxy for running performance) and found that characteristics of a runner\u2019s form, like their stride length or whether they landed on their heel, didn\u2019t make much difference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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When it comes to performance, \u201crunning technique does matter to some extent, but certainly not as much as many people try to make you believe,\u201d said Bas Van Hooren, a sport science researcher at Maastricht University in the Netherlands and a semiprofessional runner.<\/p>\n