388 | Best Exercises to Prevent Running Injury and Pain

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In this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom, both doctors of physical therapy, dive deep into running injury, pain, and running training strategies for runners. They highlight the importance of foot strength—especially with tools like Vivo Barefoot shoes—and share top running tips that can help reduce your risk of running injury and pain. The episode reviews a key study showing that hip and core strength training offers greater health optimization for running injury prevention than just focusing on the foot and ankle. Their discussion emphasizes a holistic approach that includes cross-training, core awareness, and professional guidance. If you’re looking to optimize your running training, minimize pain, and achieve true health optimization, this episode is packed with practical advice and top running tips for a safer, more effective routine.

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What You'll Learn in This Episode:

2:00 Importance of Injury Prevention

3:00 Running Injury Statistics

4:10 Explanation of the top down (hip and core) versus bottom up (foot and ankle) approaches in injury prevention.

5:40 Study Overview: Hip and Core vs. Foot and Ankle

7:30 Complexity of Injury Prevention

9:20 Results showing the hip and core program significantly reduced injury rates compared to foot/ankle and control groups.

11:40 Need for a Comprehensive Plan

14:00 Cross-Training Benefits

15:30 Plyometrics and Running

16:17 Postpartum Running Considerations

17:34 Supervised Sessions in Injury Prevention Study

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