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There's a new fitness trend in Australia called "crunning"(爬行和跑步结合的一项运动). It's a new sport that combines crawling and running that involves using your hands and feet on the ground. The idea was started by Melbourne resident Shaun McCarthy, and he hopes it will spread to other countries.

McCarthy can't prove that crunning is more beneficial than traditional running. However, he believes that it is a better way to exercise because it involves using your upper body as well as your lower body. Therefore it provides a complete body workout. He also said that crunning burns more calories than running.

Experts aren't sure if crunning is actually a safe exercise for people. Unlike animals, humans are not built to move on all four limbs. People's wrists are not as strong as their ankles, and crunning can place a large amount of pressure on the wrists as well as their elbows and shoulders. It could result in an injury to the lower back, shoulders, elbows or wrists.

 

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