Learn to Run with Dr. Matt Minard

By Matt Minard

Dr. Matt Minard owns Learn 2 Run, a program that teaches runners how to run smarter, safer, and faster. He hopes this podcast will help runners improve their metrics while reducing injuries.

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The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.

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May 27, 2022What are shin splints & what causes them?
Host: Dr. Matt Minard
Episode Summary
Dr. Matt Minard is a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running. He is passionate about helping others run safely.
In this episode, Dr. Minard discusses shin splints, highlighting the causes and major considerations for effective management tailored towards self-dependence.
Top Takeaways
"There is a limitation in the amount of stress or force that you can take before breakdown, aka injury"
- [Dr. Matt Minard]

"Your body has an amazing capacity to heal; it just has to be in the right environment"
- [Dr. Matt Minard]

"All injuries are temporary, it's a matter of when not if"
- [Dr. Matt Minard]
Episode Highlights
[01:31] What are "shin splints"?

[12:23] Describing shin splints with sunburns.

[17:05] How can we create an optimal environment for tissues to heal?

[18:27] Identifying and addressing the causes of shin splints

[32:48] Considerations for clinicians in managing shin splints.

[37:31] What should you look out for with shin splints?
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44min
May 13, 2022Warm up before, stretch after running
Host: Dr. Matt Minard
Episode Summary
Dr. Matt Minard is a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running. He is passionate about helping others run safely.
In this episode, Dr. Matte expounds on the role of stretching and warm-up in exercise. In detail, he explains how to employ both activities separately in relation to running and general workouts.
Top Takeaways
"When we stretch, it's everything; it's both bone and muscle"
- [Dr. Matt Minard]

Can we just say Lengthening instead of Stretching?
- [Dr. Matt Minard]

"Muscles need to be off in order to lengthen them"
- [Dr. Matt Minard]

"That's the key with everything in life, slow and gradual"
- [Dr. Matt Minard]

"Warm up before; lengthen after"
- [Dr. Matt Minard]
Episode Highlights
[01:29] Today's question is "What is the skinny on stretching"?

[02:10] Define stretching

[04:36] Should we stretch before or after running?

[08:38] What should we do before running?

[10:40] Does stretching prevent injuries?

[12:48] The aim of stretching

[15:20] Specificity of training

[17:30] How to warm up before running
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24min
April 29, 2022Learn how to run more efficiently using gravity
Episode Summary
Dr. Matt Minard is the host of the Learn to Run podcast. He's a Physical Therapist who enjoys both the physical and mental benefits of running but is also passionate about helping others run safely.
In today's episode, Dr. Minard describes how to maximize the use of gravity to run more efficiently through proper body alignment called "leaning." He explains how to use "controlled falling" to improve the safety of running.
Top Takeaways
"Gravity can give us 'Frenergy'; free energy."
- [Dr. Matt Minard]

"Everything in life is about balance; it's about control."
- [Dr. Matt Minard]

"Learn to lean."
- [Dr. Matt Minard]

"Tuck your Tush under your shoulders to maintain that 'hankle' and not hinge at the hips."
- [Dr. Matt Minard]

"Before learning to run, we've got to learn to walk."
- [Dr. Matt Minard]

"Safety first, performance second."
- [Dr. Matt Minard]
Episode Highlights
[01:30] Question of the week; Should you fall while running?

[01:41] What is a fall?

[06:05] The Controlled Fall.

[10:35] Incorporating 'Leaning' into running.

[13:05] How to learn more about Leaning and Controlled Fall.
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18min
April 15, 2022Why are my calves so tight and how is it affecting my runs?
Episode Summary
In this episode, Dr. Minard discusses the major causes of calf muscle tightness, highlighting the functions of the calf muscle in movement, how to identify calf tightness, as well as techniques to prevent and treat these causes to avoid recurrence.
Top Takeaways
"If running is a passion of yours, then helping you is a passion of mine."
- [Dr. Matt Minard]

"Muscles are our movers."
- [Dr. Matt Minard]

"Jumping up, I want you to use your calf; running forward I want you to use your Gluts."
- [Dr. Matt Minard]

"You can have efficient mechanics and still get hurt; Most of our injuries are just 'too much too soon.'"
- [Dr. Matt Minard]
Episode Highlights
[00:01] Meet our host, Dr. Matt Minard.

[01:27] This week's question; "Why are my calf muscles so tight?"

[04:30] How to know you have tight calf muscles.

[07:07] What causes tight calf muscles?

[09:12] Discussing Bounding, its causes, and solutions.

[17:10] Push with the Tush (PWT)

[20:00] What could tight calf muscles potentially lead to?
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27min

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