My quick warm up before running consists of three key moves. I shared the first with you last week — my dynamic calf stretch. This week I’ll show you video of the other two. These three exercises plus 5-10 minutes of walking (ideally 10 but sometimes I’m in a rush) lengthen and activate all the … Read more
You may think you’ve got one good foot and one bad foot. On the good foot you land pretty flat and your weight moves right through the middle towards the toes as your body passes over it. On the bad foot you land on the outside of the foot and your weight moves across the … Read more
I’d like to share with you a little of my thinking that went into creating Free Your Feet. The kind of Achilles and calf stress that tends to develop during the process of transitioning to forefoot striking and minimalist running tends to occur due to overstriding, with the hip joints too flexed, the pelvis held … Read more
Over the course of 2014, as I worked with my runner clients, taught workshops, gave talks, and listened to the running community, I heard over and over again that runners transitioning their form to a more forefoot strike and/or shifting into more minimalist footwear are struggling with achilles tendon pain, metatarsal stress, and other forms … Read more
This may be a very short blog post… in fact, the title says it all. You run the way you do for a good reason, or actually many good reasons, having to do with how you learned to move as a child, the sport or musical instrument you played, accidents you may have had, glasses … Read more
