Individuals who are overweight, habitually wear high-heeled shoes, or have suboptimal tibia-to-femur length ratios may be at higher risk for injury or not suited for running. — Whalespan
Individuals who are overweight, habitually wear high-heeled shoes, or have suboptimal tibia-to-femur length ratios may be at higher risk for injury or not suited for running.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“if you took the average teenager who for all intents and purposes still has their body intact but either they're too overweight or they've spent too much time in a high shoe meaning a heel to toe ratio that's too great or there's something about the length of their tibia to their femur that just doesn't seem optimal”