{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Run Smarter Podcast","title":"Latest Research: Dynamic Stretching Benefits, Running Economy Insights & The Future of Tendon Treatment","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/54f30be3\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2593,"description":"Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍For MORE Run Smarter Resources 🏃‍♂️📚- Including Free Injury Prevention Courses 🩹🎓- The Run Smarter Book 📖- Access to Research Papers 📄🔍- & Ways to Work with Brodie 🤝👟👉 CLICK HERE! 🎉✨In this month’s Latest Research episode, we break down five new papers added to the Run Smarter Research Library — including big updates on trail running performance, dynamic stretching, running stability, and emerging tendon therapies like ozone, collagen, and PRP.Whether you're a trail runner, road runner, or someone dealing with a stubborn tendon injury, this episode arms you with the latest insights to train smarter and reduce injury risk.In This EpisodeTrail Running: What Predicts Performance & Injury Risk?Paper: Analysis of Factors Influencing Injuries and Performance in Trail Running Key insights:Higher weekly volume, more elevation gain, more interval training, and structured recovery → lower injury riskSleep + passive recovery (massage, mobility, sauna, cold plunges) strongly linked to better performanceTaller runners had slightly higher injury riskPrepared tissue = safer tissueMore training is protective — but only when recovery is adequateDynamic Stretching: Does It Improve Neuromuscular Readiness?Paper: Acute Effects of Dynamic Stretching on Knee Joint Position Sense and Dynamic Balance in Recreational Runners Key insights:A 5-minute dynamic warm-up improved:Joint position senseSingle-leg balanceNeuromuscular “readiness”Runners were more accurate with limb positioning and more stable on Y-Balance TestDynamic Stability & Running Economy: Why Variability HelpsPaper: Runners with Lower Dynamic Stability Exhibit Better Running Economy Key insights:More step-to-step variability (“controlled chaos”) = better running economyStability didn’t change with speed → suggests an individual running “trait”Efficient runners aren’t rigid — they allow micro-adjustmentsOzone Therapy for Tendinopathy — An Emerging Option?Paper:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/yu6CIQL0sKEEn32UMHvSGj80p9Ns_xcjLGp-EWyJlqQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM5ODgwLzE2Nzkw/MTQzMTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}