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Originally Posted by sg516
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Here is the paragraph, is this truly a heel strike, or the visualization to not run on toes? Her fault had been leaning forward, causing foot pain (toe landing?), and easily getting tripped.
"During each exercise, she said, she tried to land more toward her heels than her toes. This is known as “dorsiflexion” of the ankle, or a slight upward tilting of the foot. Mahon said this is the ideal foot-strike position. Landing flat-footed or near your heel, he said, “allows for the arch to work as a spring.” It also “allows for the ankle joint to disperse shock up to the knee and hip and lessen the total blow on a single joint.”"