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As the heart is on the left side, for humans and animals, running anticlockwise makes the centrifugal force in the body to act from left to right. Whereas it is from right to left for clockwise running.

Superior venecava takes blood to the heart aided by heart suction. This vein carries blood from left to right. Centrifugal force due to anticlockwise running helps this suction.

If we run clockwise, the centrifugal force impedes suction. That is why, in olden days, health officers ensured that all carnival merri-go-rounds were run only in the anti-clockwise direction.

Racing tracks, animal shows in circuses, bullock-drawn pelt on wheels, all mostly have only left turns. Stairways in temple towers have only left turns for going up.
Clockwise running tires people, especially children, easily.

As we know that if we breathe from left nose hole, cool air will go inside and if we breathe from right nose hole, warm air will go inside. When we run on a circular track anticlockwise, we will breathe from right nose hole .Which will warm up our body and we can run more fast as when we start race, we first warm up our body and then start running.

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not necessarily. i am a figure skater and i know the answer. some people jump clockwise, because they are right handed, which is known to be more common. if they jump counter clockwise, it means their left handed, which isn't that common.

Remember: Clockwise = to the right

Counterclockwise = to the left

It's physically impossible for someone to rotate to the left and land on the

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Hi. I am also a figure skater and I'm from Ohio, I agree with your statement about being right handed and going in the right direction. But I did want to discuss with you about your directions!

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I just wanted to make that clear. Check a source! And thank you for your time.

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I have actually seen Thoroughbred racing that went clock-wise, though a majority are counter-clock-wise. With speed skating, the majority of people are right handed. Skaters I think put the left hand on the small of their back as they race, while the right arm is swung back and forth to propel them faster and forward. For right handed people this would be more natural.

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Some are run clockwise. At some courses, there are tracks run in each direction e.g. Uttoxeter.

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Right handed batters were predominant in those days, and their batting stance transitions more smoothly into the run to where first base currently sits.

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The primary reason: Sports Betting.

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