Peter Attia· MD
We want the foot to strike as close to the center of mass as possible.
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We want the foot to strike as close to the center of mass as possible.
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So, when I'm striking with a heel strike that's in front of my center of mass, okay. When I heel strike, I have a lot of ground reaction force going through my knee, through my hip, and through my low back.
And you take out, you know, when you're running, right? So if I have heel strike, then I have to go to my forefoot and then I have to drop that heel down again versus just running midfoot forefoot, which yes, I think that is a more ideal position to run in from an efficiency perspective.