Do you know your running cadence?⁣

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Simply count your left foot strikes while running for 20 seconds and multiply by 6. What did you calculate? 150? 170? 190?⁣ Whats your current cadence?⁣
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𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞) 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠:⁣
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1) Avoid landing sharply on their heel and essentially brake their forward movement.⁣
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2) Reduce stride length and help counter over striding.⁣
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3) Low overall force on lower extremities to reduce overuse injuries. ⁣
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While running cadence is individual to each distance athlete a good marker is 170-180 steps per minute.⁣
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There are lots of methods to increasing your cadence, but each individual learns a differently. Contact us to hear just a few of our suggestions for you!