{"id":7645,"date":"2021-03-14T05:34:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T05:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=7645"},"modified":"2021-03-14T05:34:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T05:34:49","slug":"dont-alter-your-run-stride-say-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=7645","title":{"rendered":"Don’t alter your run stride say researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The run stride length you naturally choose to run with is the best, whether you\u2019re an experienced or inexperienced runner, a new study from Brigham Young University (BYU) finds.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cDon\u2019t worry about changing your stride length,\u201d said Iain Hunter, a professor of exercise science at BYU. \u201cYou should just leave it alone or you\u2019re going to use more energy in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

The study measured the energy use of 33 runners while carrying out various strides during a 20-minute run. Of those runners, 19 were experienced runners (meaning they averaged at least 20 miles a week) while 14 were inexperienced runners (people who have never run more than 5 miles in a week).<\/p>\n

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During their runs participants used five different stride lengths: their natural stride, and then strides of plus and minus 8 and 16 percent of their normal stride.<\/p>\n

Subjects maintained the adjusted strides thanks to the assistance of a computer-based metronome, which beeped each time their foot should\u2019ve hit the treadmill. Meanwhile, researchers measured the energy output of the runners with masks that recorded the amount of oxygen used.<\/p>\n

The results found both the experienced and the inexperienced runners were most efficient when they were using their preferred stride. Thus, athletes and coaches don\u2019t need to alter a runner\u2019s stride length when economy is the main concern.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust let it happen; it doesn\u2019t need to be coached,\u201d Hunter said. \u201cYour body is your best coach for stride length.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fellow author Jared Ward finished 6th in the marathon at the 2016 Olympics and recently finished in the top 10 of the 2017 Boston Marathon.<\/p>\n

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He said the takeaway is similar to that of elite runners: Be very careful if you\u2019re trying to alter your stride if efficiency is your main concern.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people are advocating for various \u2018optimal\u2019 running forms, but this study shows even novice runners shouldn\u2019t try to run any different than their body naturally does,\u201d he said. \u201cEnjoy running and worry less about what things look like.\u201d<\/p>\n

220 run coach Paul Larkins says:\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s really interesting study and makes me feel quite good! For years athletes have come to me and talked about changing their stride length and I\u2019ve always replied \u2018let\u2019s work with what you\u2019ve got\u2019. That\u2019s not ignoring their request, more modifying their expectation. My own coach in America would work to the theory we are who we are, but we can maximise that as much as possible using drills etc. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI guess Paula Radcliffe must have known that. I remember I once met her at a training camp in the Pyrenees and she spent ages on her drills \u2013 yet, as any TV viewer will agree, she wasn\u2019t the smoothest, long striding athlete out there!\u201d<\/p>\n

Iain Hunter carries out biomechanical analyses for USA Track and Field for the past 14 years. He is headed to London this August with Team USA for the World Championships, where he will help film and analyse U.S. athletes during competitions.<\/p>\n

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The study was published in the International Journal of Exercise Science<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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