New research shows how Myers-Briggs personality types affect running style.
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What is the Myers-Briggs personality test?
a U.K. Athletics-certified running coach forWe Run
The test identifies you as one of 16 MBTI personality types, based on the following four categories.
Extraversion-introversion
These are opposite ways of directing and receiving energy.
Sensing-intuition
This category refers to different ways of taking in information.
Thinking-feeling
These are opposite ways of making decisions and coming to conclusions.
Judging-perceiving
This category covers the different ways people approach the outside world.
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If youre on the judging side, you like to keep things planned and organized.
a U.K. Athletics-certified running coach forWe Run
You enjoy making a decision and having the closure that comes with that.
Alexa Duckworth-Briggs, running coach
Whats the research behind Myers-Briggs personalities and running?
In thePLoS Onestudy, researchers wanted to understand how your Myers-Briggs personality bang out affects your running style.
The results showed that the sensing-intuition category, in particular, was associated with running style.
Meanwhile, those who were on the sensing side erred toward running in a more earthbound fashion.
These runners launched themselves forward with each stride, rather than upward.
The question of which running style is better also depends on the context.
I see a lot of value in a study like this.
If nothing else, it will hopefully get coaches looking at athletes in a more holistic manner.
One cue certainly does not work for all athletes.
Kristen Hislop, CPT
What do the study results mean for runners?
Meanwhile, a sensing runner might do better by thinking about thefeelof the ground beneath their feet.
I often say to think of the ground as a treadmill with no motor, Hislop says.
You land on it and want to get the tread moving.
Extroverted runners, for example, might find they excel in group prefs and competitive environments, Duckworth-Briggs says.
These insights can prove very useful in tailoring a runners approach to their training.
Understanding an athletes personality profile may also help coaches better tailor their instruction for runners.
I see a lot of value in a study like this, Hislop says.
If nothing else, it will hopefully get coaches looking at athletes in a more holistic manner.
One cue certainly does not work for all athletes.
By better understanding your personality, you may find you better understand your sport.
2024 Apr 3;19(4):e0300108.
PMID: 38568899; PMCID: PMC10990178.
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