Practice Exam

1. What should you be evaluating when looking for a new shoe?

2. Improving running form will improve the speed of a runner.

3. What are some of the rules of healthy running?

4. Shinsplints can cause an aching sensation and pain along the front of the leg below the kneecap.

5. Plantar fasciitis is a band of fibrous tissue that runs along your hamstrings.

6. Legs should be lifted as high as possible while running.

7. Running hills is more taxing to the body compared to running on trails and sidewalks.

8. Which injury describes pain of the tendon between the back of the heel and the calf muscles?

9. Which injury describes pain at the bottom of the heel?

10. If you suspect an injury, what should you do following the activity?

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