It has been the norm for decades to perform traditional gait assessment and retraining efforts on a motorized treadmill. When considering previous gait retraining research, and the recent assertions that running on a curved non-motorized treadmill can stimulate a...
Written by Dr. Mark Cucuzzella In the past three years, I have completely rethought how a shoe should fit. More accurately I now think about how a shoe should fit rather than just pick a size. Since I started running more true...
Finding an indoor running solution for sports performance training that doesn't alter the functionality of running, or that does not require large investment in space, are familiar problems for many sports performance trainers who are moving their training services to their own indoor location. Motorized treadmills are...
Some really cool projects underway here at TrueForm as we are currently supporting the badass humans of The Whiteboard Project and the SEAL Future Fund with access to TrueForm Runners, and orientations to our training & running education. Both organizations have a mission to positively impact the lives of military veterans who...
It's time to add some new flavor to your intervals on the TrueForm Runner. Attention* this is a short term training stimulus, 2 - 4 weeks for the athlete, and once a week for a general fitness program. It does not take place of running...
Written by Dr. Phil Maffetone High-intensity training can improve health or fitness, or lead to dysfunction and injury, depending on how you go about it. High-intensity training is a major fitness trend, and possibly the most common exercise approach used...
If you do not want to impair your foot function, and therefore performance, wear shoes that fit properly! Many athletes we come into contact with wear shoes that are too short and too narrow for their feet, and so we teach...
In August 2016, three of my friends and I formed a Ragnar team, named The Dudes Abide Racing Team, for the Ultra - Open Category. We took on the Ragnar Trail - Appalachian WV course during a blazing 90+ degree weekend. We arrived with our bathrobes,...
Branford, Connecticut, home of the nation's first hospice, is also home to our feature facility - Armazém Fusion Fitness. This facility is one of first in the nation to offer a running studio for group fitness programming, and is fully equipped with customized TrueForm Runners. Seen in the gallery below are...
It dawned on me before I even opened the magazine. The one thing I was not doing during those times compared to when my health was complete, and I was truly content regardless of who or what was around me...
In January 2018, Nick Wishart will join a handful of runners to take on the World Marathon Challenge. And what a challenge it will be! Seven marathons in seven days across all seven continents. Clearly what makes this running feat so formidable is the consecutive...
The spring bloom and all its beauty is upon us here on the East Coast of the United States, and with it more favorable conditions for logging miles outside on road, track, and trail. Before you head for the door though, have you done any...
Written by Dr. Mark Cucuzzella and Paul Koczera Plantar fasciitis, bunions, bunionettes, hammer toes, turf toe, the list goes on for dysfunction in the almighty feet of the human body. If you are someone with foot discomfort, pain, or injury due to...
Yesterday, I took some time to test out some footwork drills and give them names that serve only to add some weirdness to your training. The basis of these drills was to perform them in environments that would produce an apparent sense of riskiness....
Written by Mark Cucuzzella, MD, FAAFP Professor, Family Medicine, West Virginia University Lt Col, US Air Force Reserves Chief Medical Consultant, Air Force Marathon All movement, whether it is walking, running, dancing, or lifting, requires balance and symmetry to do...
Written by Tyler English Jeff and Robin of TrueForm Runner bring to light the importance of education in all aspects of fitness. Just as form is critical in strength training and lifting, it is also critical in running, and even something...
Written by Jonathan Beverly, Running Times Foot strike, the darling of minimalism, is overrated. Good form starts with the pelvis and the glutes. A wide range of experts--from kinesiologists to physical therapists, orthopedists to coaches--agree that the extreme emphasis the running world has...
