According to different theories, it has been established that when you take long strides (remember: not exaggerated) and a higher frequency of steps optimize efficiency and minimize the risk of injury, helping to reduce the impact on the knees, heels, hips and joints.
With an ideal cadence, you could get:
- Reduce ground contact time.
- Generate less support force with shorter stride length.
- Reduce the intensity of vertical loads on the joints.
- Run more efficiently because you lose less energy.
- Delay the onset of muscle fatigue.
- Maintain a constant acceleration, without variations.
- Improve and minimize hip adduction.
- Reduce muscle pain and microtrauma.
Tell us in the comments or on our social media what cadence you achieve per minute.
