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Muscles serve as important decelerators and braking systems against external forces. The ability to “apply the brakes” is critical for injury prevention during physical activity, and it requires developing both eccentric and grip strength. Eccentric strength refers to the ability of a muscle to control the lengthening phase of a movement, such as when the…

Weekly Resource Roundup MYTH: Running Causes Arthritis  It’s a common belief that running causes wear and tear on the knees and contributes to arthritis. Running can be hard on the joints if you have poor biomechanics, have inappropriate footwear, are overweight, etc… but it is not universal. Many people run in the later years of…

Weekly Resource Roundup Thinking With Movement The book The Extended Mind, author Annie Murphy Paul writes about how our bodies, the spaces we inhabit, and social connections help us think. Here are some takeaways from the section on how movement help us think: Studies on successful financial traders showed that the traders that the most successful…