Podcast 113: The Hip-Ankle "Z" angle. It is all you need to know.

Plus:  Bringing together hip extension, ankle dorsiflexion, looking at the 6 locomotion compensations to strategize around impaired ankle dorsiflexion during gait/running. Interested in our stuff ? Want to buy some of our lectures or our National Shoe Fit program? Click here (thegaitguys.com or thegaitguys.tumblr.com) and you will come to our websites. In the tabs, you will find tabs for STORE, SEMINARS, BOOK etc. We also lecture every 3rd Wednesday of the month on onlineCE.com. We have an extensive catalogued library of our courses there, you can take them any time for a nominal fee (~$20).   * and on iTunes, Soundcloud, and just about every other podcast harbor site, just google "the gait guys podcast", you will find us.   Show Notes: Exercise releases hormone that helps shed, prevent fat https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161004130812.htm Lifelong strength training mitigates the age-related decline in efferent drive. Unhjem R, et al. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2016. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/27339181/ Telemeres and aging http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/does-exercise-slow-the-aging-process/?_r=0&module=ArrowsNav&contentCollection=Health&action=keypress&region=FixedLeft&pgtype=Blogs Using Virtual Reality in Paraplegics: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/11/brain-training-technique-restores-feeling-and-movement-to-paraplegics-virtual-reality Above ankle brace: https://www.edgemobilitysystem.com/products/brace2play-above-the-joint-ankle-brace?variant=21314299587 Weak toe grip strength https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304271421_Weak_TGS_Correlates_with_Hallux_Valgus_in_10_12_Year_Old_Girls_A_Cross-_Sectional_Study Altra Lone Peak 3.0 https://www.altrarunning.com/men/lone-peak-3-neoshell-mid