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Cadence Optimization

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Improve stride turnover toward an efficient cadence.

What coaches agree on

  • Count your own baseline cadence and build your target from there, rather than chasing a fixed number like 180 - your ideal rate depends on your height, leg length, and pace.
  • Train your target cadence using a metronome or a playlist matched to your goal beats per minute, so your feet learn the new rhythm.
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  • Pick up the speed of your arm swing and your legs' turnover will naturally follow.

Common mistakes

  • Overstriding: reaching the foot out in front and heel-striking ahead of a straightened knee, which brakes your momentum with every step and drives extra impact through the shins and knees.
  • Raising steps per minute without shortening the stride to match, which just makes you run faster and wears you out instead of retraining your turnover.
  • Jumping straight to a much higher target cadence in one session instead of raising it gradually over several weeks, which is hard to sustain and raises injury risk.
6 Tips To Run Smoother!
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6 Tips To Run Smoother!

Coach's take: Decent cadence tips buried in a broader form video - worth it but not the most efficient watch for this skill alone.

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