Running Clinic - Easily, Effortlessly, without Injury: The ChiRunning Technique November 21, 2009

Get the keys to effortless, injury-free running with the ChiRunning technique. This class will teach you how to take the pounding, effort and fatigue out of running. ChiRunning helps you focus on form and body sensing for greater ease and performance. Discover what it feels like to run easily without pain. Use your core instead of your legs. Use posture, gravity and cadence to increase speed and distance. Get tools to avoid becoming one of the 65% of runners that get injured every year.

• ChiRunning vs Power Running
• Running Posture
• Preventing Injuries
• Mastering the skill of using your core while running
• How to run faster and more efficiently using your gears
• How to run relaxed
• Foot placement/Heel lift
• Stride length
• Using gravity to reduce effort and increase speed
• Arm swing for speed and efficiency
• How mindfulness improves your running
• Breathing technique
• The role of Cadence and how to use it
• How to use pelvic rotation for smooth, fluid and faster running
• Body looseners for tendons and ligaments reduce overuse of muscles
• Video Analysis

Instructor: The class is taught by Hazel Wood, Certified ChiRunning Instructor. Hazel has been running for over 30 years and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her classes. She has run all distances from