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Originally Posted by level five
interesting. i just walked down the stairs to check this heal thing and found that i use the ball of my foot when walking down stairs. does that mean i won't have to worry about knee and hip problems from going down hill a lot?
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i have no idea... i think i said it above, but in case i didn't, i really don't know too much about the physics of it all. an engineer that works out at my fitness center told me that it had to do with where your foot hits the ground in walking uphill vs. down. but i do know that your muscles do absorb impact and am pretty sure the more forward on the foot you strike the ground, the more energy is absorbed by the muscles.
but running down hill... give it a try... picturing it in my head i'm picturing a heel strike unless you do some weird ankle bend. but i could be wrong. try it out and let us know!