Health or Hype? Running Myths

The Root Cause Medicine Podcast

Kate Kresge

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, 810564, Medicine

4.8 • 581 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

In this “Health or Hype” rapid-fire episode, Dr. Kate Kresge teams up with Dr. Chris Sands, DPT, OCS, and Dr. Gabe Kresge, DPT, to sort running fact from fiction. They break down why strength training rarely “bulks up” runners and more often boosts efficiency, why single-leg strength better reflects the true demands of running than squats alone, and why minimalist shoes (and cushioning) should be chosen based on individual capacity and a gradual transition. They also address joint health—explaining why moderate, well-programmed running isn’t automatically “wear and tear”—and close with a practical prevention message: running assessments can catch issues before pain starts, and most injuries trace back to training load and under-recovery more than biomechanics.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Well, hello there and welcome to the root cause medicine podcast. This is a special episode we're calling Health or Hype, a rapid fire episode where we separate fact from fiction with experts.
0:10.1	Today, we're diving into running myths from two of our favorite performance specialists, Chris Sands and Gabe Kresgey from our running episode.
0:17.0	From strain training to minimalist shoes to joint health and injury prevention, we're
0:21.5	breaking down the most common claims runners here and giving you the evidence-based answer.
0:25.6	I'll throw out a statement and our guests will let us know if it's hype or if it's a health
0:30.0	fact.
0:31.0	Ready to dive in?
0:32.0	Let's go!
0:33.2	Before we get started though, I've got a special question for the practitioners in the audience.
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1:24.2	Dr. Gabe Kresgey and Dr. Chris Sands, welcome back to the Root Clause Medicine podcast.
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