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Theory behind BF <strong>Running</strong><br />

• Hypothesizing that l<strong>and</strong>ing on the mid-foot<br />

rather than a heel-first strike may:<br />

– Conserve energy<br />

– Reduce impact transient forces (Liberman DE et al., 2010)

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