{"id":70,"date":"2015-02-27T19:03:08","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T19:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?p=70"},"modified":"2015-03-24T16:51:35","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T23:51:35","slug":"are-you-a-heel-striker-is-it-possible-to-change-and-should-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/are-you-a-heel-striker-is-it-possible-to-change-and-should-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you a heel striker?  Is it possible to change and should you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Cramps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Cramps-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"Running injuries\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a>Many runners are afraid to change the way they run even though they are plagued with <strong>running injuries<\/strong>. Richard Diaz and guest Peter Faletto, PT, <strong>gait correction<\/strong> expert, explain how a <strong>runner<\/strong> would change the way they run to reduce injury and improve performance.<\/p>\n<p>Both Richard and Peter are highly experienced in the practice of neuromuscular re-education through a very unique system of unweighting and passively correcting poor gait mechanics while in motion. 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