Sublime

To understand the complex structural interactions responsible for shock absorption and acceleration, it is important to understand exactly how our joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones interact while walking and running.

rhythmic movement throughout a person’s full range of motion.

When my colleague Dr. Aaron Baggish attached accelerometers (tiny devices, like Fitbits, that measure steps per day) to more than twenty Tarahumara men, he discovered they walked on average ten miles a day. In other words, the training that enables them to run back-to-back marathons is the physical work that is part and parcel of their everyday lif

In 1986 Dempsey found a 19 percent increase in VO2max (from 50 to 61) using a 12-week program of 4 workouts a week, featuring 3-minute intervals at VO2max and 2-minute recovery periods between efforts.

1953 article published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

not so brief that the maximal force used to move the body forward is compromised.

The tried-and-true formula for these intervals is to go four minutes at the maximum pace you can sustain for this amount of time—not an all-out sprint, but still a very hard effort. Then ride or jog four minutes easy, which should be enough time for your heart rate to come back down to below about one hundred beats per minute. Repeat this four to s

The movement and constantly changing scenery helps the patient remember my advice, and helps me remember the encounter!