Running Human Spring Method – Team Doctors Blog

Video Tutorial #14 My 8 Secrets To Improving Walking and Running Efficiency through Maximizing Human Spring

July 11, 2012 By Dr James Stoxen DC 1 Comment

My 8 Secrets To Improving Walking and Running Efficiency through Maximizing Human Spring Tips For Better Health Ask the doctor, Dr James Stoxen DC There are many causes of fatigue symptoms and reduced walking and running efficiency... During walking and running we burn most of our energy from muscle fatigue. So, if inefficiency in walking and running is an important cause of fatigue, then a logical first step to diagnosis fatigue would be to evaluate the reason why we could be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Barefoot Walking, Human Spring, Running Form And Technique, Running Human Spring Method, Video Tutorials Tagged With: disk, efficiency, energy, extreme, fasciitis, Fatigue, herniated, injury, James, Jog, levels, low, Muscle, plantar, related, Run, Running, shin, splints, sports, Stoxen, tired, Walk

Video Tutorial # 166 Second Toe Should Point At The Target During Walking, And Running Both Barefoot And Shod

April 2, 2012 By Dr James Stoxen DC Leave a Comment

Dr. James Stoxen DC Barefoot Running Coco Cay, Bahamas

Dr James Stoxen DC shares and demonstrates Video Tutorial #166 Second Toe Should Point At The Target During Walking, And Running Both Barefoot And Shod Coco Cay, Bahamas November 9, 2011 The first piece of advice I can give you in barefoot running is keeping your second toe pointing towards the target. The second toe is the axis where your weight distributes across the foot during running. When the foot lands it's the mass times the acceleration equals the force of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Barefoot Running, Running Human Spring Method, Uncategorized, Video Tutorials Tagged With: axis, barefoot, biomechanics, Dr., Foot, Human, injuries, James, Minimalist, Running, Shoes, Spring, Stoxen, Surfaces, toe, torque, walking

Video Tutorial #153 BOB BEAMON THE HUMAN SPRING – WORLD RECORD LONG JUMP EXPLAINED

April 1, 2012 By Dr James Stoxen DC Leave a Comment

In this video you will see an example of Human Spring at it's highest-level of athleticism. Bob Beamon broke the worlds record in the long jump and it stood for two decades!! Beamon set this world record for the long jump with a jump of 8.90 m (29 ft. 2½ in.), bettering the existing record by 55 cm (21¾ in.). When his teammate and coach Ralph Boston told him that he broke the world record by nearly 2 feet, an astonished Beamon collapsed to his knees and placed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Agility Drills, Athlete: Bob Beamon, Barefoot Running, Footwear Advice, Human Spring, Human Spring Plyometrics, Running Human Spring Method, Video Tutorials Tagged With: barefoot, Beamon, Bob, Champion, field, is, James, jump, Long, olympics, record, Running, Spring, Stoxen, Track, what, world

Dr. James Stoxen DC Will Be Speaking At The Barefoot Running Festival Symposium, April 14, 2012 Boston MA

March 26, 2012 By Dr James Stoxen DC Leave a Comment

Dr. James Stoxen DC Will Be Speaking At The Barefoot Running Festival Symposium April 14 1-4pm Boston Public Library Rabb Lecture Hall 700 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02216 The Barefoot Running Symposium is presented by the New England Barefoot Runners. This symposium is available to the general public at no charge on a first come, first serve basis. This FREE event occurs during (and is part of) the 1st Annual Boston Barefoot Running Festival. This event showcases well … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Barefoot Running, Barefoot Running Doctor, Barefoot Running Forum, Barefoot Walking, Barefoot/Minimalist Shoes, Running Human Spring Method, Uncategorized Tagged With: Approach, barefoot, Bob, Boston, Dr., Festival, Human, James, Ken, Minimalist, plyometrics, Release, Run, Running, Saxton, Shoes, Spring, Stoxen, Theory, walking

LECTURE ABSTRACT: RUN SAFELY FOR LIFE! BAREFOOT or SHOD New more effective approaches of evaluating and restoring the human spring mechanism, IVO Congress, Sydney, Australia, 2011

July 31, 2011 By Dr James Stoxen DC Leave a Comment

Lecture Abstract Title: RUN SAFELY FOR LIFE! BAREFOOT or SHOD - New more effective approaches of evaluating and restoring the human spring mechanism Presented by Dr. James Stoxen DC To be presented for review and consideration to lecture at the IVO Congress March 29th, 30th, and 31st, 2012, Sydney, Australia Overview/Introduction I chose the subject of barefoot running and the human spring model of biomechanics because running barefoot demands near perfect impact resistance … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Barefoot Running, Barefoot Running Forum, Barefoot Walking, Footwear Advice, Human Spring, Presentation Abstracts, Running Human Spring Method Tagged With: barefoot running, Human Spring, run shod, running safety

Video Tutorial #4 The Impact Resistance Mechanism (Human Spring)

May 4, 2011 By Dr James Stoxen DC Leave a Comment

Video Tutorial #4 The Human Spring Approach-Bridging The Gap Between What Athletes Need And What Doctors Can Deliver By: Dr James Stoxen DC Presented At: The 2nd Annual Bangkok Congress On Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand, September 4, 2010 Let's say you have 30 women in an aerobics class and 15 of them break down with plantar fascitis, knee pain, hip or back pain. They quit and go to the doctor. The doctor commonly says jumping classes are bad for you. … [Read more...]