Larger Achilles and plantar fascia induce lower duty factor during barefoot running

Rubio-Peirotén, Alberto; Cartón-Llorente, Antonio; Roche-Seruendo, Luis E.; Jaén-Carrillo, Diego

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2023.09.012

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“…Indeed, tendons and smaller moment arms of the Achilles tendon better support the elastic strategy than muscles and longer moment arms [ 39 ]. In addition, larger thickness and cross-sectional area of both the Achilles tendon and plantar fascia resulted in lower DF in barefoot running [ 40 ]. Hence, such investigations might reveal thicker and slenderer lower limbs, as well as shorter heels in intuition than sensing runners.…”

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Mind to move: Differences in running biomechanics between sensing and intuition shod runners

Gindre,

Patoz,

Breine

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Delving into the complexities of embodied cognition unveils the intertwined influence of mind, body, and environment. The connection of physical activity with cognition sparks a hypothesis linking motion and personality traits. Hence, this study explored whether personality traits could be linked to biomechanical variables characterizing running forms. To do so, 80 runners completed three randomized 50-m running-trials at 3.3, 4.2, and 5m/s during which their running biomechanics [ground contact time (tc), flight time (tf), duty factor (DF), step frequency (SF), leg stiffness (kleg), maximal vertical ground reaction force (Fmax), and maximal leg compression of the spring during stance (ΔL)] was evaluated. In addition, participants’ personality traits were assessed through the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test. The MBTI classifies personality traits into one of two possible categories along four axes: extraversion-introversion; sensing-intuition; thinking-feeling; and judging-perceiving. This exploratory study offers compelling evidence that personality traits, specifically sensing and intuition, are associated with distinct running biomechanics. Individuals classified as sensing demonstrated a more grounded running style characterized by prolonged tc, shorter tf, higher DF, and greater ΔL compared to intuition individuals (p≤0.02). Conversely, intuition runners exhibited a more dynamic and elastic running style with a shorter tc and higher kleg than their sensing counterparts (p≤0.02). Post-hoc tests revealed a significant difference in tc between intuition and sensing runners at all speeds (p≤0.02). According to the definition of each category provided by the MBTI, sensing individuals tend to focus on concrete facts and physical realities while intuition individuals emphasize abstract concepts and patterns of information. These results suggest that runners with sensing and intuition personality traits differ in their ability to use their lower limb structures as springs. Intuition runners appeared to rely more in the stretch-shortening cycle to energetically optimize their running style while sensing runners seemed to optimize running economy by promoting more forward progression than vertical oscillations. This study underscores the intriguing interplay between personality traits of individuals and their preferred movement patterns.

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