156/365 Injury from Exhaustion

Friends and Fitness Enthusiasts,

In a new study in the Journal of Biomechancics, exercise physiologists discovered that the gait and joint timing of uninjured runners changed towards the end of a running exercise due to regular exhaustion.

Towards the end of the run, the rear foot showed more eversion; the runner turned their ankle outwardly as he pushed his foot off of the ground. To compensate, there was more internal tibial and knee rotation. As discussed in post 89 and 134, we want to keep everything pointed straight to avoid injury. Through this study, it is evident that we are more prone to injury when we are exhausted. Keep this in mind while you are running. You can tell that you are getting tired when your form starts to go.

Be mindful of your form at all times when you exercise. Our bodies work best when we are aligned properly on properly aligned machines. Exhaustion compromises form so be safe out there.

In health,

Lauren

Dierks, Tracy A., Irene S. Davis, and Joseph Hamill. "The effects of running in an exerted state on lower extremity kinematics and joint timing." Journal of Biomechanics 43.15 (2010): 2993-2998. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 24 Dec. 2010.