Impact, Force, and Load: Exploring the Real Drivers of Injuries with Professor Brent Edwards

About this episode

Professor Brent Edwards discusses the impact of mechanical load on injuries and how to build injury resiliency for runners.

Brent Edwards is a professor of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. He's an expert on how mechanical load affects the body and influences musculoskeletal health and injury risk. Learn how to build injury resiliency here with my best advice! In addition to running experiments in the lab, he's also working with the smart shoe company Avelo to help them figure out how to keep runners healthy. His expertise ensures Avelo's impact metrics reflect what is really happening with your stride so you can learn from it and train smarter. You can preorder a pair of smart running shoes here . In this conversation, we discuss: How Brent thinks about impact Examples of repetitive stress Whether soft surfaces actually reduce impact forces How we can learn from Brent's research to stay healthier If you have any questions, Professor Edwards has made his email available! Contact him at wbedward@ucalgary.ca Thank you 2Before! We are supported by 2Before , a powerful sports supplement made from New Zealand Blackcurrant berries designed to increase endurance, manage inflammation, support immunity, and promote adaptation. 2Before helps to boost performance by increasing blood flow, making it more…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Fitzgerald

Guest: Brent Edwards

Topics covered

• injury prevention
• mechanical load
• musculoskeletal health
• running
• smart shoes

Keywords

• injury risk
• impact forces
• repetitive stress
• running shoes
• health

Sponsors

2Before

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Calgary, Avelo

Products: 2Before

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