Podcast 118: The Z-angle in Athletes (ankle-hip function)

The Gait Guys Podcast

Key tag words: ankle rocker, hip extension, z-angle, parkinson's disease, ankle dorsiflexion, movement patterns, marathons, brain function Show sponsors: www.thegaitguys.com That is our website, and it is all you need to remember. Everything you want, need and wish for is right there on the site. 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). Our podcast is on iTunes, Soundcloud, and just about every other podcast harbor site, just google "the gait guys podcast", you will find us. Show Notes:

Movement disorders in the news: Parkinson's linked to gut bacteria http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/01/parkinsons-linked-to-gut-bacteria.html

Young runners have stronger brain connections

http://www.futurity.org/running-functional-connectivity-1317802-2/

Increasing muscle strength can improve brain function: study http://www.psypost.org/2016/10/increasing-muscle-strength-can-improve-brain-function-study-45575

A sub-two-hour marathon, once seen as ‘impossible,’ could happen much sooner than experts thought

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/12/13/a-sub-two-hour-marathon-long-seen-as-impossible-could-happen-much-sooner-than-experts-thought/?utm_term=.c7d161d6c2c5 Ankle rocker, z -angle, etc When driving more ankle dorsiflexion could get you into trouble More is not alway better, too much of a good thing at some point stops being good. Foot slap / Foot drop........there is a difference What could be its sources ? Open dialogue Stick on sweat monitor http://www.popsci.com/stick-on-sweat-monitor-would-warn-you-when-youre-getting-dehydrated