Proper Running Form

gloryjay

Hello guys!

I only realized a few days ago that I've been running incorrectly pretty much my entire life. Do you guys know any tips or videos or anything that could help me correct it?

scottb81

Google "Good Form Ruuning". There are a lot of websites with that info.

ze_hombre

Look into Chi Running for some good videos. They helped me a lot. Also go to a running store and have a gait analysis done to see if you over or underpronate and get some good running shoes.

amybg1

What has your form been like? My guides will give me a few cues when my form starts to suffer. But essentially:

Relax the shoulders and when moving your arms go front to back, not side to side and arms at a 90 degree angle approximate. Head up high, look ahead and not down. This will all help with your breathing. Each person's way of breathing is different, some say it's in and out through the mouth, others say it's in thru the nose out the mouth but no matter keep a rhythm of say 2-2 so 2 counts in, 2 counts out or whatever number suits you to help with side stitches, etc.

For your lower body - use a mid-foot strike as much as possible and take short, quick steps and make sure to be in line with the hips. So no reason why your foot should be an entire foot in front of you, wastes a lot of energy. Keep it as in line with yuor body as you can.

If it helps one of my first guides would talk us through it on the hard days and if I still had issues would say "pretend you're a puppet on strings" And I still keep the puppet idea in mind.

gloryjay

From what a friend of mine has told me, I have a really bad heel strike when I run. It made sense to me when I thought about it, because recently, I haven't been feeling any sort of burning in my chest or knees since I've been running more often. The only pain I've been feeling has been in my feet, and it occurs pretty quickly after I begin running.