Quick video of how to use the FloatRun Harness
A review of various scientific literature on the benefits of running technique improvement and foot strengthening
Very common running form issues like crossover gait and low cadence are linked directly to injuries like Runner’s Knee.1
Scientific References from the in-box FloatRun Harness User Guide:
Running technique training can reduce injuries by 62%:
1 2018 Zoe Y.S. Chan, et al: Gait Retraining for the Reduction of Injury
Occurrence in Novice Distance Runners. 1-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial. The American Journal of Sports Medicine 2018;46(2):388–395
2 Running form training can reduce injuries & is beneficial for runners:
2016 Barton CJ, Bonanno DR, Carr J, et al. Br J Sports Med 2016;50:513–526. Running retraining…a mixed-methods study of current evidence synthesised with expert opinion
3 Running technique training can improve running efficiency and performance:
2017 Folland JP, et al. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2017 Jul;49(7):1412-1423.
4 Foot strengthening improves running efficiency and power:
2019 Iwona Sulowska, Anna Mika, Łukasz Oleksy, Artur Stolarczyk, “The Influence of Plantar Short Foot Muscle Exercises on the Lower Extremity Muscle Strength and Power in Proximal Segments of the Kinematic Chain in Long-Distance Runners”, BioMed Research International, vol. 2019, Article ID 6947273, 11 pages, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/6947273
5 Cadence improvement leads to less forces on joints:
2011 Heiderscheit BC, Chumanov ES, Michalski MP, Wille CM, Ryan MB. Effects of step rate manipulation on joint mechanics during running. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011;43(2):296-302.
6 Foot strengthening reduced injuries by 2.42x:
2020 Taddei UT, Matias AB, Duarte M, Sacco ICN. Foot Core Training to Prevent Running-Related Injuries: A Survival Analysis of a Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Sports Med. 2020 Dec;48(14):3610-3619. doi: 10.1177/0363546520969205. Epub 2020 Nov 6. PMID: 33156692.
7 Wearing barefoot style shoes often yields similar foot strength gains to following a foot strengthening program:
2018 MOODY, D., Hunter, I., RIDGE, S., & MYRER, J. W. (2018). Comparison of Varying Heel to Toe Differences and Cushion to Barefoot Running in Novice Minimalist Runners. International Journal of Exercise Science, 11(1), 13.
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