Is it better to run on the balls of the feet?
I sometimes feel kind of heavy when I run on my heel. And I am not vey used to running on the balls of the foot.
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you should never run and land on your heel! that is how you get shin splints. Walking is for landing on your heel. when you run, you want to run in a fluid motion, so everything is even, balanced and straight. You should run directly flat, or moreso on the pads of your feet. Running on the balls of your feet is alright, certainly better than running on your heels, but it is used when sprinting.Well if you do track they specifically teach you to run on the balls of your feet because it does make you run faster. What happens is, when you are on the balls of your feet, it is much easier to lose balance so your body will try to catch itself with the other feet and the cycle continues. Also, if you are on the balls of your feet, you can push off your foot with the entire force of your leg as compared to running flat footed. You can run faster then running on the balls of your feet if you know how to run naturally. Try to run with your shoes on the balls of your feet and compare it to your speed running bare footed. More then likely, running barefooted will win and if you can figure how to run barefooted with shoes on, then you have it made.
if youre a sprinter, then you should be running on the balls of your feet.
if youre a distance runner, then you should be running heel-to-toe.
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well if ur a sprinter, people say to run on the balls of your foot, but if u watch sprinters, their heel hits too. sprinters are suposed to run OFF the balls of their foot, meaning that they are to push off harder with them.Distance runners are supposed to run on the balls of their foot, but their foot is supposed to be more flat. so its like landing flat footed but the balls of your foot should hit a fraction of a second first.
if u run only on the front of ur foot, u cud damage tendons in ur calvs or knees.
running only on ur heels will damage knees with excessive force. its a balance in between.
Running on the balls of your feet (on your toes) forces your body to run faster because your legs can output force more effieciently
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It's better to run on the balls of your feet. You should get spikes to help you with that because it basically forces you to run on the balls of your feet. Run with the spikes on, on the track maybe three or four times and you'll get used to it by then, but do it in advance before your meet.More Questions & Answers...