Category Archives for "Natural Running Form"

Plantar fasciitis or fasciosis, achilles problems, runner’s knee, lower back pain… improving your form by working to change your

The responses to my last two posts on how to run well on a treadmill have made it clear that runners of all kinds and levels agree on one thing:

In the last post I explained why treadmill running can feel so unnatural and what good treadmill running form looks like. But there’s more

It’s much harder to have good running form on a treadmill than on solid ground. The lack of wind resistance changes your muscular effort and

The past two weeks I’ve covered the 2 major effects sitting in chairs has on your running. The first–trouble extending your hips

Nothing you do in your life affects your running as powerfully as spending eight or more hours a day sitting. Last week I explained the effect

After the chief dangers of running in very cold weather–hypothermia, frostbite, and slipping on ice–there are a handful of lesser-known

Someone recently asked me whether we need a special method for learning how to run. It was a rhetorical question, as the person was making a

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of being interviewed on one of my favorite podcasts, Endurance Planet. Tawnee Prazak, the host, has

A couple of weeks ago this article from the Guardian came to my attention. It explains that German doctors are advising people to walk like

Though it can be harder to keep your fitness up, running through the holidays allows you to give yourself a truly valuable gift: novelty. Accept

Runners need to lean forward when they run. I’ve written before why that is; it’s also a cornerstone of ChiRunning, Pose Technique,

The Olympics are right around the corner, and pretty soon we’re going to be looking at what helps people run fast. So let’s take a moment

Four blog posts ago I started this series on running and stress by sharing a stress-reducing “orienting” exercise that involves simply looking