Addiction
Why runner's addiction is adding to your injury woes
Each week, millions of people around the world lace up their running shoes, spurred on by the psychological, health and social benefits that running delivers.
Mar 4, 2020
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Cardiology
Taking strides to better cardiovascular health
Running a marathon may sound overwhelming, but it could be the key to better health. First-time marathon runners significantly improved their cardiovascular health during training for a 26.2-mile race, according to a recent ...
Feb 28, 2020
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Study says the right running stride for you is the one you naturally use
U.S. Track and Field consultant Iain Hunter and U.S. Olympian Jared Ward have a message for runners: Don't mess with your stride.
Nov 1, 2019
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
What attracts people to endurance running?
Endurance running is often seen as a welcome escape from everyday life. But extraordinary experiences, such as running ultra-marathons, are not untouched by the competitive nature of contemporary consumer culture, a new thesis ...
Oct 30, 2019
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Marathoners, take your marks... and fluid and salt!
Legend states that after the Greek army defeated the invading Persian forces near the city of Marathon in 490 B.C.E., the courier Pheidippides ran to Athens to report the victory and then immediately dropped dead. The story—and ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Cardiology
Extreme exercise can strain the heart without causing permanent damage
Researchers have found no evidence of elevated cardiac risk in runners who completed a 24-hour ultramarathon (24UM), despite the transient elevation of blood biomarkers that measure cardiac health. According to the study ...
Jun 27, 2019
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Running upright: The minuscule movements that keep us from falling
Maybe running comes easy, each stride pleasant and light. Maybe it comes hard, each step a slog to the finish. Either way, the human body is constantly calibrating, making microscopic adjustments to keep us from falling as ...
Mar 28, 2019
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Step it up: Does running cadence matter? Not as much as previously thought
Contrary to long-standing popular belief, running at a prescribed, one-size-fits-all "optimal" cadence doesn't play as big a role in speed and efficiency as once thought.
Mar 27, 2019
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Why some people can't stop running, according to sport psychology
Alex has a problem with running; he has become addicted to it. "I have to get out and run, whether my family like it or not," he says. "It's just who I am."
Mar 15, 2019
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Health
Proper use of wearable technology is considered the 'wild, wild west'
If you're out sweating with your Fitbit aiming for 10,000 steps, Kinesiology's Dr. Reed Ferber, Ph.D., wants you to know you don't need to feel guilty if you don't hit that goal.
Mar 6, 2019
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