Proper Running Form: One of the most common causes of Plantar Fasciitis is heel striking when running. Reaching out in front of your hips with your foot and impacting the ground with 3-4 times your body weight totally on your heel is asking for trouble. The heel does not provide a solid landing and you will experience some type of outward or inward torque on the foot and ankle. Even slight rotations of the ankle on a consistent basis will cause pulling on the muscles, tendons and other tissue in the foot and lower leg. In addition to the harm you are doing to your body, landing totally on your heels when running is consistently braking, or slowing down your forward momentum. This will not only affect your speed, but it requires the hamstrings to work extra hard to push off the ground for each subsequent step. Work hard to shorten your steps when runnning thereby increasing your foot turnover and forcing you to land midfoot. Everyones running form is a little different and thats okay. But you want to stay away from taking the total load on your heels.
Posted on: Tue, 20 May 2014 12:39:44 +0000
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