From the natural world to outer space, Inverse offers timely journalism and interesting points of view for people who want to know what's next. Health research, updates on SpaceX and NASA, sleep psychology, pseudo-science debunks, nightmarish robots, advancing A.I., shifting cultures, more sustainable energy, and those never-ending studies on caffeine and beer: The Abstract delivers weird facts straight to your brain, three times a week, two stories at a time.
Running and jogging are one of the most popular sports worldwide. Characterized simply as the aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground, an average of almost 60 million people run or jog yearly according to Statista. Now, one of the most important studies on the human foot explains the science behind the spring in our step, and what we need to keep up the pace.
Our first story fuels the ongoing debate over whether sports drinks and electrolyte supplements are overhyped for their ability to give athletes their edge. One study found that they don't do as much as we thought. Find out what you need to know about the best way runners can take care of their health -- and why experts say to reach for a bag of potato chips instead of a Gatorade.
Our second story explains why you’re able to run in the first place -- because of the transverse tarsal arch. We learn what makes our feet so uniquely human in what scientists are calling one of the most important studies on the foot.
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