Learn to Run with Dr. Matt Minard – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, Dr. Matt Minard covers cadence for runners and why it's just not that important.

Instead of cadence, he explains what to focus on.

Dr. Matt Minard is a physical therapist, orthopedic clinical specialist, and certified strength and conditioning specialist on a mission to help the world run safer.

In this special edition episode I run you through the skill of gliding (maximizing forward momentum and movement). Listen and run with me for a 15 minute mechanics session filled with golden nuggets working on leaning and forward propulsion. This is the audio from the final mission of my newest running mechanics course, Learn 2 Glide where I strategically take you step-by-step through the process of learning to glide. The course can be purchased or "leased" HERE. Hope you find this episode as valuable as I intended it to be! -Doc M@

Host: Dr. MATT MINARD

Episode Summary

Dr. Matt Minard is a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running. In addition, he's passionate about helping others run safely.

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Host: Dr. MATT MINARD

Episode Summary

Dr. Matt Minard is a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running. In addition, he's passionate about helping others run safely.

Dr. Minard discusses breathing fundamentals as they apply to running. He explains the role of oxygen flow in deciding what breathing technique is most applicable at different stages of running.

Join the Learn 2 Run Club for training plans, mechanics education on how to run efficiently, and resources for physical therapists or running coaches.

Topics discussed in each episode are (or will soon be) available on the Learn 2 Run YouTube page.

Top Takeaways: 

• "Everything that has to with movement; our muscles are responsible for that"
• - [Dr. Matt Minard]
• "Don't restrict the stomach from going out and in"
• - [Dr. Matt Minard]

Episode Highlights:

• [01:56] Today's topic is on Breathing. 

• [02:38] Understanding Breathing Mechanics. 

• [06:55] Does breathing change at different paces? 

• [11:07] Applying breathing mechanics to the “running gears”. 

• [14:05] Should you brace your core while running? 

• [16:48] Should you breathe through your nose or your mouth while running? 

• [21:34] How to apply breathing techniques.

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Host: Dr. Matt Minard

Dr. Matt Minard is a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running. In addition, he’s passionate about helping others run safely.

Dr. Minard explains how physical therapists evaluate patients to design a treatment strategy tailored to their needs and significant signs and events necessitating a physical therapy consultation.

Join the Learn 2 Run Club for training plans, mechanics education on how to run efficiently, and resources for physical therapists or running coaches.

• "In my opinion, the most important is patient education."
  - [Dr. Matt Minard]
• "If you've had any kind of orthopedic surgery, I highly recommend you see a physical therapist."
  - [Dr. Matt Minard]
• "If I can, I try to avoid any hands-on because I try to see; 'how much improvement can he get on his own?"
  - [Dr. Matt Minard]
• "When in doubt, see a physical therapist."
  - [Dr. Matt Minard]
• "Every physical therapist should be efficient and competent in dry needling."
  - [Dr. Matt Minard]

• [01:20] Today's topic: To see a physical therapist or not?
• [02:52] What do physical therapists actually do?
• [08:27] Six questions that determine if you need a physical therapist.
• [15:23] When should you not see a physical therapist?
• [16:44] Do you need to have a referral to see a physical therapist?
• [18:46] A typical physical therapy evaluation.
• [27:10] Case scenarios for a typical physical therapy session.
• [56:09] Active vs. Passive treatment strategies.
• [01:00:06] Personal Trainers vs. Physical Therapists.

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Host: Dr. Matt Minard

Dr. Matt Minard is a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running. In addition, he's passionate about helping others run safely. 

Dr. Minard describes a systematic approach to running for beginners in this episode. 

He describes three aspects: Programming, Mechanics, and Shoes. He also offers specific tools to help with each of these aspects. 

Join the Learn 2 Run Club for training plans, mechanics education on how to run efficiently, and resources for physical therapists or running coaches. Topics discussed in each episode are (or will soon be) available on the Learn 2 Run YouTube page.

• "Because if we stop every time, it's uncomfortable, we're never going to get anywhere; we also don't want to keep going if it's going to injure us." - [Dr. Matt Minard]
• "If you assess during the process of running, you'll stop every time." - [Dr. Matt Minard]
• "You can have extremely perfect efficient mechanics and still get injured; you can have too much too soon." - [Dr. Matt Minard]

• [00:56] Today's topic is PMS.
• [03:15] What is Tissue Adaptation?
• [10:04] How to start getting used to the stress of running.
• [21:36] Mechanics; why are they important?
• [23:53] What are efficient mechanics?
• [28:22] Selecting an appropriate shoe.
• [31:56] The Shoe Intake.

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Host: Dr. Matt Minard

Meet our host, Dr. Matt Minard, a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running but is also passionate about helping others run safely.

Welcome back to season 2 of the Learn to Run podcast!

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Host: Dr. Matt Minard

Meet our host, Dr. Matt Minard, a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running but is also passionate about helping others run safely.

In this episode, Dr. Minard recaps the first season. He breaks down what each episode is about and who could benefit from it.

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Host: Dr. Matt Minard

Meet our host, Dr. Matt Minard, a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running but is also passionate about helping others run safely.

In this episode, Dr. Minard describes three locations your knee pain is coming from, what is causing them and how to correct them.

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Host: Dr. Matt Minard

Meet our host, Dr. Matt Minard, a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running but is also passionate about helping others run safely.

In this episode, Dr. Minard describes four running forms that could be causing it and ways to fix them. And as a bonus, he talks about ways to make it through your work day to reduce low back pain.

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