Stroke Length – How Long Is Too Long

Stroke Length – How Long Is Too Long

For many years people have strived for a longer stroke length through the water. In many endurance sports, a key focus is a longer distance for each stroke or stride. But at what point does stroke length become TOO long? The answer really is “IT DEPENDS”....
Improving Your Running Cadence Range

Improving Your Running Cadence Range

Frequently when working with athletes to improve running efficiency, one of the main considerations is to reduce impact and braking forces on foot strike, by reducing the tendency to overstride (land the foot ahead of the centre of mass). One of the most simple and...
Heel Pick Up

Heel Pick Up

One of the technique cues that runners sometimes struggle to master at first when changing their technique is the “Heel Pull”. Jeff Grant of Hillseeker Fitness has shared a great drill for mastering the “Heel Pull” in the short video below. WHY MASTER THE MOVEMENT?...