Comment on Is jogging on sidewalks harder on joints than if one jogged on dirt?

variants_of_concern@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Carnelian@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Beach jogging is actually pretty bad in the long term, as one leg is always going to be uphill compared to the other. Leads to injury. Same thing happens if you run on the side of a crowned road instead of on a flat sidewalk

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  • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yep. Best you can do is run as far down the beach as you want with your right leg low and your left leg high, then turn around and run back so your left leg will be low and your right leg will be high. That evens it out.

    Running in the sand isn’t added challenge for muscles and balance and proprioception. Running in the packed freshly wet sand makes it a little easier and firmer. It’s amazingly good for the muscles in your feet and legs.

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  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    this is somewhat resolved by turning around and running the other way; but, sand is bad in other ways, too. (especially barefoot. yikes.)

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    • AmidFuror@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Your method has the added benefit of being back at your car when the jog is over.

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  • PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Or for a little extra challenge, run down the crown of the road to even out the lateral incline of the road.

    Fair warning, this may lead to other injuries.

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• ALostInquirer@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Is this how one joins the merfolk?

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  • variants_of_concern@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Hah I’m not sure about that but I know about the toes b cause I had a teacher who grew up along the beach and played soccer barefoot a lot and now has super spread out toes and is proud of them

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    • spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      That’s actually how our feet are supposed to be. Modern shoes have changed out foot structure as we age.

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