Month: May 2018

The Optimal Biomechanics Of Sprinting & Running – part 1

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FOOT – GROUND CONTACT  Firstly let me say that sprinting or running does not start and end with ground contact and it is not the be all and end all of running – but we have to begin somewhere.  The foot ground contact throughout the running phase is important for both increasing acceleration and maintaining momentum. We need to be generating as much forward power as possible with as little up … Read more

Running Core and Glute Warm Up

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Unless we are thinking about sprinters and track athletes power is not something we generally associate with running. However to make sure we have a continuous momentum from one step to the next we need ouo active glutes to connect with an engaged rotating core / trunk. This type of connection is often seen golf … Read more