Every Step Absorbs Up To 5 Times The Body Weight While Running, But This Is Not The Real Issue

Every Step Absorbs Up To 5 Times The Body Weight While Running, But This Is Not The Real Issue

Braking Forces Have More Impact On The Risk Of Injury

A study on runners determined that the braking force may increase the risk of back and leg injury. It was originally focused on defining if the impacts while running caused back, knee, or foot injury. This is because the force hitting the ground when running is 3 to 5 times the body weight. They discovered that the bones, muscles, and other tissues are built to absorb vertical forces, so the risk of injury while running is minimal. However, they are not designed to absorb shear forces, which occur when braking. The braking force is opposite to the direction of running, and can the risk of injury can be 8 times higher than in the cases when there is a low braking force. The reason is that bone and joints tolerate compression vertical forces better than it does shear horizontal forces More info click here.