Episode 140: Is Pronation Bad

Is Pronation Bad?

– The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 140 with Rick Merriam

Rick Merriam completed a 600-hour Massage Therapy Program at The Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy (CCMT) In 1994.From 2003 to 2009, he worked as an applied biomechanics consultant at ESPN. After a few years of serving as a consultant, his primary role at ESPN was to work with sports- and work-related injuries. Over the last few years, Rick has been quoted in Runner's World UK, Massage Therapy & Bodywork, Massage Magazine, IDEA Fitness Journal, Massage & Fitness Magazine, and The Guardian Liberty Voice. He has also served as an applied biomechanics consultant for the fitness staff at Canyon Ranch, The Greenbrier, and ESPN.

Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Rick Merriam about if pronation needs to be corrected when running.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

- How people must think beyond their joints and consider how force is being applied to their muscles.

- How pronation is actually a part of the gait cycle and not inherently bad.

- Why landing on the forefront of your foot makes it difficult for pronation to occur.

- Why shoes should be able to twist with your foot movement.

- How you can’t change what the foot does mechanically without changing what the knee does.

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