The Impact of Excessive Body Weight and Foot Pronation on Running Kinetics: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Running exercise is an effective means to enhance cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition. Besides these health benefits, running is also associated with musculoskeletal injuries that can be more prevalent in individuals with excessive body weight. Little is known regarding the specific effects of overweight and foot pronation on ground reaction force distribution during running. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of overweight/obesity and foot pronation on running kinetics.

Methods

Eighty-four young adults were allocated to four experimental groups: non-excessive body weight/non-pronated feet; non-excessive body weight/pronated feet; overweight or obesity/ non-pronated feet and overweight or obesity/pronated feet. Biomechanical testing

SUBMITTER: Jafarnezhadgero AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10700293 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature