Learn to Run with Dr. Matt Minard

Host: Dr. Matt Minard Episode Summary Dr. Matt Minard, the owner of Learn 2 Run , is a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running. He is passionate about helping others run safely. In this episode, Dr. Minard continues sharing how to increase speed. Following up on the last episode, he describes in detail, specific speed-based training strategies aimed at increa...

Host: Dr. Matt Minard Episode Summary Dr. Matt Minard, the owner of Learn 2 Run , is a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running. He is passionate about helping others run safely. In this episode, Dr. Minard explains strategies to increase running pace. He puts an emphasis on improving movement techniques to maximize the use of energy in forward motion. Top Tak...

Host: Dr. Matt Minard Episode Summary Dr. Matt Minard, the owner of Learn 2 Run , is a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running. He is passionate about helping others run safely. In this episode, Dr. Minard discusses IT Band Friction Syndrome . He identifies the negative effects of foam rolling, running form mistakes associated with it, and key principles for...

Host: Dr. Matt Minard Episode Summary Dr. Matt Minard, the owner of Learn 2 Run , is a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running. He is passionate about helping others run safely. In this episode, Dr. Minard explains how cadence (aka step rate) can be used as a tool to run effectively. He'll help you avoid injury and systematically implement it into your runs t...

Host: Dr. Matt Minard Episode Summary Dr. Matt Minard, the owner of Learn 2 Run , is a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running. He is passionate about helping others run safely. In this episode, Dr. Matt discusses overstriding , with emphasis on understanding and identifying it. The aim is to offer runners application strategies for executing efficient mechan...

Host: Dr. Matt Minard Episode Summary Dr. Matt Minard is a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running. He is passionate about helping others run safely. In this episode, Dr. Minard discusses shin splints, highlighting the causes and major considerations for effective management tailored towards self-dependence. Top Takeaways "There is a limitation in the amount...

Host: Dr. Matt Minard Episode Summary Dr. Matt Minard is a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running. He is passionate about helping others run safely. In this episode, Dr. Matte expounds on the role of stretching and warm-up in exercise. In detail, he explains how to employ both activities separately in relation to running and general workouts. Top Takeaways "...

Episode Summary Dr. Matt Minard is the host of the Learn to Run podcast. He's a Physical Therapis t who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running but is also passionate about helping others run safely. In today's episode, Dr. Minard describes how to maximize the use of gravity to run more efficiently through proper body alignment called "leaning." He explains how to use "controlled f...

Episode Summary In this episode, Dr. Minard discusses the major causes of calf muscle tightness, highlighting the functions of the calf muscle in movement, how to identify calf tightness, as well as techniques to prevent and treat these causes to avoid recurrence. Top Takeaways "If running is a passion of yours, then helping you is a passion of mine." - [Dr. Matt Minard] "Muscles are our movers."...