Sentence examples for shorter strides from inspiring English sources

Quarterbacks held the ball closer to their heads, stood more upright, took shorter strides.

Gambetta and Lindsay tried to teach Reyes to run in a new way, with shorter strides that would theoretically ease the strain on his hamstrings.

She said she decided to take shorter strides after watching the men struggle to maintain a glide in the 5,000 on Saturday.

Mr. Willey advocates introducing barefoot or minimal shoes into running routines only gradually (as he has himself), using them at first to run as little as 50 yards, because runners need to gradually adapt to taking shorter strides, landing on the forefoot, and strengthening the foot and leg muscles required to do so.

What the author Mr. McDougall observed with the Mexican tribe of runners wearing primitive footwear — if any at all — was that they took shorter strides and tended to land more gently on their forefoot, and were spared the Achilles' tendon and knee injuries that hobble runners elsewhere.

Pitchers with shorter strides generated lower forward (anterior) momentum before stride foot contact, whereas greater upward and lateral momentum (toward third base) were evident during the acceleration phase.

With a shorter stride and less movement in his swing, Jeter has blitzed through July with a.444 average.

"They've changed him to a shorter stride that improves his speed to first base, but it takes time for his body to adjust to all that".

Subjects with predisability had slower gait velocity and shorter stride length on both the normal and walking while talking conditions at baseline compared to nondisabled subjects.

"He has to let the ball come through more, He wants to take a slightly shorter stride and play the ball under his eyes, but it is not that simple I can assure you.

People missing a big toe can still walk and run, although they will likely be slower and have a shorter stride, according to Scientific American.