ChiRunning/ChiWalking eNewsletter: March 27, 2009

Recent EnerChi Fitness Blog Posts w/ a Brief Preview:

A spring ultra? Suuurrre. Apparently my brain was not registering when I read the following course description back in early December ...

- ChiRunning®: A Balance of Float vs. Flow - 3/18/09

This post is about subtle changes in mindset making dramatic changes in running efficiency, both in the hills and on the flats. A few days ago Danny Dreyer ...

- Natural Running Technique? - 3/10/09

Recently a well-known running coach posted some general comments about ChiRunning®/Pose Method causing ...

- Dem Bones, Dem Bones (Bone Health) - 3/7/09

Bone Health is becoming a key health concern due to the statistics related to Osteoporosis and other bone health conditions. Based on a lot of research ...

- Survive or Thrive? - 2/28/09

A recent online webinar summarized a few key elements of nature we need to survive. The presented list was ...

- Want More Energy? - 1/24/09

We have all heard the phrase 'it takes money to make money'. If you consider that everything is a form of energy, then this statement is really just one instance of a larger principle ... 'it takes energy to make energy' ...

Recent Danny Dreyer Blog Posts w/ a Brief Preview:

- The Metronome: Best Training Tool Ever - 3/16/09

I was out running with my dog this morning. And, as I ran along with my trusty metronome beeping away I was inspired to pass on my enthusiasm ...

- Video Blog: Core Strengthening Exercises with Danny Dreyer - 3/14/09

[This video is part 1 of 5, "The Bridge".]

- Training Program for a 10K Trail Race - 3/11/09

In preparation for the 10K trail race I plan to run in August, I've started my race-specific training by doing hill intervals on the trails ...

- Video Blog: How to Avoid Heel Strike - 2/24/09

[This video is about preventing injuries to your knees and hips ... by keeping your feet from landing in front of you ...]

- Video Blog: Pronation - 2/13/09

[This video is about correcting over-pronation and creating a neutral stance ...]

Recent ChiLiving Articles w/ a Brief Preview:

- Start Running with the Chi-Run/Chi-Walk Training Program - 2/27/09

New to running? Getting back to running after taking the winter off? To start running with the least risk of injury and the highest potential for success, we suggest the ChiRun/ChiWalk Training Program to ...

- Clean Energy for Running and Walking - 2/1/09

The subject of clean energy is an important one today. There are many good reasons to reduce our over-reliance on carbon based fuels, become more efficient in how we use energy, and use clean fuels that don't create as much waste and environmental damage. The same is true for the way we take care of our own bodies ...

Some of the Latest News w/ a Brief Preview:

- Running Times Article "Run Softly, Naturally" - March 2009

For years, running coaches and elite athletes have preached that good running form is the key to efficient running and faster times.

Now the concept of running "naturally" and hitting the ground on your midfoot instead of your heel is being advanced by university studies, biomechanists, stride gurus and shoe companies as a highly efficient way to run and prevent ...

- Latest ChiLiving Newsletter - March 2009, Issue 2

"I know the proper attitude for a statue, I know how a woman holds herself ... the way a man poises himself to strike with a harpoon...the bewildered stare of a man roused from sleep... the tilt of a runner's body..."
- From an Egyptian Tomb, Approximately 1280 BC

Yes, the Egyptians knew how to run ... with a slight tilt of the body. The Kenyans know it too, from having run ...