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    healthy and stay safe. When becoming a successful runner a person has to figure out of if they prefer running on the treadmill or the ground. “A two way repeated measures ANOVA showed that running on a treadmill increases CT‚ modifies the pressure distribution and reduces PP‚ especially under the heel‚ medial metatarsals‚ and hallux‚ compared to running overground.” (Garcai-Perez) When you are running on the ground it modifies your pressure on your foot but‚ when you run on the treadmill it makes your

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    2.04 warm up/cool down

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    Boren! 03/27/14! Personal Fitness ! 2.04 Warm Up/ Cool Down ! ! Part I: Beginning the Activity 1. Choose an activity such as walking‚ running‚ aerobics‚ soccer‚ basketball‚ or rollerblading. What exercise activity will you participate in? Running 2. Why is the warm-up phase of your training program important? To increase blood flow‚ allow muscles to loosen up and raise the flow of oxygen to the muscle cells. 3. Why is the cool-down phase of your training program important? To prevent

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    Barefoot Running

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    Barefoot vs. Shod Running By: Scott Schmitt Table of Contents I. Introduction…………………………………………………………….. Page 1 II. Shod Running……………………………………………………………Page 2 III. Minimalist Running……………………………………………………..Page 5 IV. Barefoot Running………………………………………………………..Page 8 V. Conclusion……………………………………………………………...Page 10 Introduction The number of long distance running‚ cross country‚

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    Running vs. Walking

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    Running vs. Walking Our society has seemed to be changing in the past decade into a more health conscience society. We are becoming more active and trying to get into shape by exercising. The two traditional types of exercise are walking and running. While running and walking are both great sources of exercise‚ running burns more calories‚ but can actually be hazardous for your health. Depending on what your fitness goal is depends on whether you want to run or walk. To decide which you want to

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    Barefoot running is beneficial because it reduces joint forces.1‚ 2 This reduction is a function of several changes that occur when running barefoot. A study of 11 healthy runners (6 men and 5 women) was conducted where subjects ran at their preferred stride length.3 Stride length and kinetic measurements were taken for the frontal‚ sagittal‚ and transverse planes. The study concluded that an overall reduction in preferred stride length occurred when subjects ran barefoot.3 The reduced stride length

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    can change. For instance‚ without a strong mind and self-confidence this can seem impossible at time. Also‚ the pressure can have a strong effect on the outcome of the run. Running can be the easiest thing in the world‚ but at the same time‚ be one of the most challenging. One of the most important things in the sport of running to me is to be able to know that I can and have confidence in what I am doing. I can do this. It also helps that my mom is always on the sidelines no matter what‚ if it is

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    Barefoot Running

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    English Red Lightning Minimalist Running Have you ever wondered what it would be like to run barefoot? 50‚000 years ago‚ without the bow and arrow or any other crude weapons; humans were the weaklings of the animal kingdom. They had an extremely difficult time finding food and were on the track to extinction. Then‚ they came up with a solution: to run down their prey. The type of hunting they developed was called persistence hunting. After that‚ humans ran hundreds of miles a week to hunt

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    lost myself or don’t know what to do‚ I run. Running takes all my fears and stress away. It brings an upbeat and captivated sensibility. I love the awareness of the different seasons when I run. I see new things and I’m able to explore. Going into the distance and not looking back. Feeling little streams roll down my face. My lungs inflating in and out‚ as I try to catch my breathe. My heart racing‚ pounding against my chest keeps me going. I believe running allows me to be adapted and secure. My legs

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    Running Of The Bulls

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    Every year‚ the world-famous event called the Encierro or the Running of the Bulls takes place in Pamplona‚ Spain. The city of Pamplona and surrounding area has ties to Roman times‚ and this is evident in its architecture. The tradition that became the Running of the Bulls originated from the festival of Saint Fermin‚ who was from Pamplona and eventually beheaded. In the 13th century‚ the religious ceremonies in honor of Saint Fermin (also called Sanfermines) were on October 10th‚ but they were changed

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    participating in at least one season of a running sport. It started freshmen year‚ when I decided to join the spring track team. I thought I would hate it‚ and only joined because I had nothing else to do after school. The first week of the season‚ I felt so behind and could not keep up with the pace that everyone else was already at. The first week of track is dedicated mostly to building up endurance and getting any new runners‚ like me‚ in shape‚ so there was not much running the first few days of practice

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