Glen Lichtwark
Professor
Glen Lichtwark is an internationally recognised leader in biomechanics whose work focuses on understanding how the human body produces movement and enables diverse performance. His research explores how muscles, tendons, and joints adapt to exercise, and how this knowledge can be applied to improve athletic performance, reduce injury risk or improve clinical rehabilitation. Current interests include how specific training influences muscle and tendon health, how footwear and foot–shoe interactions affect performance, and the use of advanced video based technologies to better understand joint loading and energy use during sport. Glen is currently Head of School, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, where he oversees education programs in sport and exercise science, clinical exercise physiology, and nutrition and dietetics.
Where Are We At With Sneakers?
The first casual running shoes were invented in the 1970s, and within 50 years, some of them are so good that they're banned for competitions. But our feet didn't evolve to wear shoes. Millenia of improvements left humans with unique, brilliantly adapted structures for movement. A big brain and fas…