Running is a high-impact sport, and your feet are the first point of contact when you hit the ground. Practice these foot exercises to keep your them happy.
consists of 1,700 steps, each one
producing ground reaction forces two and a half times your body weight on average. That’s a
huge load for you to absorb and probably why 20 percent of runners are likely to experience an injury while training for an event, according to
research in the journal
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.
Plus, a recent survey of 1,147 runners suggests that during the pandemic, runners are running more but with less intensity, and
still experiencing more injuries. Knee issues, IT band syndrome, ankle instability, and back pain are among the most common to plague runners, a 2020
Journal of Clinical Medicine found.