The Shaping of the Human Foot for Walking with Dr Emily Splichal

[@kingofaikido]

If it's faster to take multiple short steps, you'd move them faster, wouldn't you..? You're saying 'taking long strides' helps you move 'faster', yet, this would only true if you moved the greater distance in the same tempo. Intuitively, this seems wrong. Longer steps would take a longer time to swing through, so, if you say, faster times help us live longer, then, it follows that you should take quick short steps to get both a better workout and a faster stride and therefore a 'longer life'..? Or, are you saying the stride length can be varies by 'when' you kick off the rear ball of foot..?

[@johntay3831]

Let’s keep it simple. The closer your legs are to your body, your body can use bigger muscle groups like the glutes, core, posterior muscles to run. The further away (overstriding), the higher chance to get injured due to not being able to absorb ground impact forces efficiently.