Hyper Wear - Weight Vests and Training Equipment » knee injury http://www.hyperwear.com/blog Train Heavy - Play Light - Stay Cool Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Hippy Hippy Shake http://www.hyperwear.com/blog/2008/10/29/the-hippy-hippy-shake/ http://www.hyperwear.com/blog/2008/10/29/the-hippy-hippy-shake/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:09:56 +0000 Ray Hernandez http://hyperwear.com/blog/?p=38 All that extra weight you are carrying can no longer be an excuse not to run.  It is not your knees that are failing you, it is your hips.  In order to strengthen your stride, you need to do some cross training.  Strengthen your hips and your knees are running on easy street.

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So, if extra weight is not the culprit in knee injury, then we can confidently say that using the Hyper Vest in your running and cross training is not only safe, but will actually increase your strength to keep you running longer, stronger, and faster.

To learn more about the study, read this article: Straight From the Hip.

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