简介:InarecentissueoftheJournalofSportandHealthScience,García-Pinillosetal.~1reviewedevidenceontheeffectsofhighintensityintermittenttraining(intervaltraining)(HIIT)onmuscularandperformanceadaptationsinrecreationalrunners.
简介:Therewasasurgeinpublishedresearchrelatedtobarefootrunninginthepast2decades,andespeciallyinthepast5years.Forexample,thenumberofreturnsfor'barefootrunning'inGoogleScholarincreaseddramaticallyrelativetothesearchreturnsfor'running'(Fig.1).'Running'relatedreturnsstartedatabout220,000in1997andpeakedatabout376,000in2007(a0.7timesincrease)andgraduallydecreasedtolessthan
简介:Background:Numerousstudiesabouttheinteractionbetweenfootwear(andbarefoot)andkinematicandkineticoutcomeshavebeenpublishedoverthelastfewyears.Recentstudieshoweverleadtotheconclusionthattheassumedinteractionsdependmainlyonthesubjects'experienceofbarefoot(BF)walking/running,thepreferredrunningstrikepattern,thespeed,thehardnessofthesurface,thethicknessofthemidsolematerial,andtherunners'levelofability.Theaimofthepresentstudywastoinvestigatelowerlegkinematicso\'BFrunningandrunninginminimalrunningshoes(MRS)toassesscomparabilityofBFkinematicsinbothconditions.Tosystematicallycomparebothconditionswemonitoredtheinfluencingvariablesdescribedaboveinourmeasurementsetup.WehypothesizedthatrunninginMRSdoesnotalterlowerlegkinematicscomparedtoBFrunning.Methods:Thirty-sevensubjects,injury-freeandactiveinsports,ranBFonanEVAfoamrunway,andalsoranshodwearingNikeFree3.0onatartanindoortrack.Lower-leg3Dkinematicswasmeasuredtoquantifyrearfootandanklemovements.SkinmarkerswereusedinbothshodandBFrunning.Results:Allrunnersrevealedrearfootstrikepatternwhenrunningbarefoot.DifferencesbetweenBFandMRSrunningoccurredparticularlyduringtheinitialstancephaseofrunning,bothinthesagittalandthefrontalplanes.BFrunningrevealedaflatterfootplacement,amoreplantarflexedanklejointandlessinvertedrearfootattouchdowncomparedtoMRSrunning.Conclusion:BFrunningdoesnotchangethelandingautomaticallytoforefootrunning,especiallyafterasystematicexclusionofsurfaceandotherinfluencingfactors.TheNikeFree3.0mimicssomeBFfeatures.Nevertheless,changesindesignoftheNikeFreeshouldbeconsideredinordertomimicBFmovementevenmoreclosely.
简介:Inourageofinformationsuperhighway,thereisaninvis-ibleboomincommunicationsinvestmentowingtothehighqualityandlowpriceofthecommunicationsequipment.Intermsoftheprice,thegovernmentreportsariseofsome7percentsincet989.However,BusinessWeekestimatesthatthetruepricedeclinesbyabout35percent.Intermsofinvest-
简介:Background:RunningisbecominganincreasinglypopularactivityamongAmericanswithover50millionparticipants.Runningshoeresearchandtechnologyhascontinuedtoadvancewithnodecreaseinoverallrunninginjuryrates.Agrowinggroupofrunnersaremakingthechoicetotrytheminimalorbarefootrunningstylesofthepre-modemrunningshoeera.Thereissomeevidenceofdecreasedforcesandtorquesonthelowerextremitieswithbarefootrunning,butnocleardataregardinghowthiscorrespondswithinjuries.Thepurposeofthissurveystudywastoexaminefactorsrelatedtoperformanceandinjuryinrunnerswhohavetriedbarefootrunning.Methods:TheUniversityofVirginiaCenlcrforEnduranceSpor!createda10-questionsurveyregardingbarefootrunningthaiwa.spo.stedonavarietyofrunningblogsandFacebookpages.Percentageswerecalculatedforeachquestionacrossallsurveys.Fivehundredandnineparticipantsrespondedwithover93%ofthemincorporatingsometypeofbarefootrunningintotheirweeklymileage.Results:Amajorityoftheparticipants(53%)viewedbarefootrunningasatrainingtooltoimprovespecificaspectsoftheirrunning.However,closetohalf(46%)viewedbarefoottrainingasaviablealternativetoshoesforloggingtheirmiles.Alargeportionofrunnersinitiallytriedbarefootrunningduetothepromiseofimprovedefficiency(60%).anattempttogetpastinjury(53%)and/ortherecentmediahypearoundthepractice(52%).Alargemajority(68%)ofrunnersparticipatinginthestudyexperiencednonewinjuriesafterstartingbarefootrunning.Infact,mostrespondents(69%)actuallyhadtheirpreviousinjuriesgoawayafterstartingbarefootrunning.Runnersrespondedthattheirpreviousknee(46%),foot(19%),ankle(17%),hip(14%),andlowback(14%)injuriesallproceededtoimproveafterstartingbarefootrunning.Conclusion:Priorstudieshavefoundthatbarefootrunningoftenchangesbiomechanicscomparedtoshodrunningwithahypothesizedrelationshipofdecreasedinjuries.Thispaperreports