Lifting your feet higher costs LESS energy when running

It sounds so logical that it must cost more energy to lift your feet and knees higher when running compared to not lifting your feet so high. For example, it costs more energy to lift an arm than lift an arm. But that s not how it works, which I show in this video as I use my 3D cameras to measure how much energy it costs to move my body parts and how having higher feet and knees can be more energy efficient than having your feet close to the ground when you run. Fredrik Zillén has over the years helped thousands of runners to a more efficient running technique from the slowest beginners to members of the Swedish national team in running and triathlon who have participated in the World Championships and the Olympics. Fredrik also writes articles on effective running technique for Runner s World magazine. Following the success of Fredrik Zilléns online course in Swedish, he has now produced an updat