How to learn to love the treadmill
Here s why the treadmill can be a valuable training companion, whatever the weather.
By Cindy Kuzma nd3000
Jacob Puzey cringers when he hears references to the ‘dreadmill’ or talk about boredom. The US ultrarunner and coach doesn’t understand the hate for the mechanical marvel that
is the modern treadmill. But, like many runners, he didn’t always feel this way. Puzey first set foot on a treadmill when he was 14, but not again until he was 22 and a student at college. Pressed for time and low on cash for winter gear, Puzey trained for his first marathon very early in the morning at the deserted campus gym.
You Should Occasionally Ditch Your Running Shoes Ashley Mateo
Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat: We’re not talking about long-distance barefoot running or even running in minimal shoes. We’re not even advocating you go run a mere two miles with bare feet. This is about kicking off your shoes
any kind of shoe just for a few quick striders to encourage a sensory, neuromuscular effect that can have profound benefits for improving your body awareness, and therefore form and efficiency.
“When you stick a cushy membrane between your foot and the ground, you’re impairing a lot of feedback, which allows you to ignore a lot of the imbalances you might have in your gait,” says Jay Dicharry, physical therapist, biomechanics researcher, and director of the REP Lab in Bend, OR.
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Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat: We’re not talking about long-distance barefoot running or even running in minimal shoes. We’re not even advocating you go run a mere two miles with bare feet. This is about kicking off your shoes
any kind of shoe just for a few quick striders to encourage a sensory, neuromuscular effect that can have profound benefits for improving your body awareness, and therefore form and efficiency.
“When you stick a cushy membrane between your foot and the ground, you’re impairing a lot of feedback, which allows you to ignore a lot of the imbalances you might have in your gait,” says Jay Dicharry, physical therapist, biomechanics researcher, and director of the REP Lab in Bend, OR.