Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Irene Davis from the University of South Florida who is a top running injuries researcher and the current president of the American College of Sports Medicine. She makes the argument that we were born to run and have evolved to land on the ball of the foot during running and this reduces impact load compared with landing on the heel. Modern running shoes tend to increase the likelihood of landing on one’s heel. She is a fan of minimalist shoes, which tend to result in landing on the forefoot not the heel. She also believes that neutral shoes are best rather than the commonly advised shoes that attempt to minimize pronation. In addition, she also believes that if one has stubborn injuries and have tried other rehabilitation retraining your running gait may be helpful. Not a huge fan of orthotics. I was actually blown away by the chat and very motivated by it. Really fun stuff. Twitter: @IreneSDavis

0:00. Introduction to podcast/Irene Davis3:05. How Irene got into exercise research6:43. Running injuries took off when started running shoes13:30. Variability of loading results in less injuries18:50. Rear foot landers have weak calves19:54. Born to run22:00. Calves vs tibialis anterior/shin splints23:00. Running boom and padded running shoes27:00. Landing on the ball of the foot reduces impact load32:15. Cushioned shoes tended to cause heel landing33:40. Tarahumara Mexican tribe use minimalist type shoes35:30. Tibial shock when running on different surfaces36:55. Running barefoot and with minimalist shoes40:45. Training in cushioned shoes then racing in flats42:40. The recent more efficient plated shoes46:55. Flared shoes and greater pronation49:40. Should change running gait?53:50. Retraining running gait1:02:18. Should change to minimalist shoes to land on ball of foot?1:06:40. Should use orthotics?1:10:10. Preparing to run with minimalist shoes1:18:50. This is, however, controversial1:28:32. Microtears in muscle/stress fractures1:30:06. Warming up, stretching, ice useful?1:35:10. Body weight and injuries1:36:47. Can anyone run?1:39:00. Q angle and leg length running injuries1:42:00. Taping the patellar tendon1:42:45. What % should increase running per week?1:43:55. Listen to your body1:45:00. Irene: her running and injuries etc1:50:00. Not a fan of super shoes1:52:17. Need to minimize pronation?1:53:48. Retraining gait1:56:07. Sex differences1:57:00. Age1:58:35. Her prestigious role as President of ACSM2:02:02. Takeaway messages2:03:10. Never too late to change to minimalist shoes2:03:55. Outro

Inside Exercise brings to you the who's who of research in exercise metabolism, exercise physiology and exercise’s effects on health. With scientific rigor, these researchers discuss popular exercise topics while providing practical strategies for all.

The interviewer, Emeritus Professor Glenn McConell, has an international research profile following 30 years of Exercise Metabolism research experience while at The University of Melbourne, Ball State University, Monash University, the University of Copenhagen and Victoria University.

He has published over 120 peer reviewed journal articles and recently edited an Exercise Metabolism eBook written by world experts on 17 different topics (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-94305-9).

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