Chi Running

Davykoh said:

Anybody here heard of or have tried 'Chi Running'?
Comments?

Davy

Yes, I took a private lesson.

Amazing. I used to have a lot of knee pain when I ran, so stopped
running. Now I can routinely run 6 miles plus with zero pain
whatsoever.

Focuses on the lean, small step, mid-foot strike, and keeping ankles
loose.

Good luck.

Cheers

Siam said:

Davykoh said:

Anybody here heard of or have tried 'Chi Running'?
Comments?

Davy

Yes, I took a private lesson.

Amazing. I used to have a lot of knee pain when I ran, so stopped
running. Now I can routinely run 6 miles plus with zero pain
whatsoever.

Focuses on the lean, small step, mid-foot strike, and keeping ankles
loose.

Good luck.

Cheers

I bought the Chi running book about 1 year ago. There are great figures,
and thorough descriptions of the chi running style and attitude. After
about 6 months of practicing, I was running farther with less effort, and
no injuries.

I recommend the book if you are willing to put in the time to learn the
technique and overhaul your running style.

Good luck!

Scott

Siam said:

Davykoh said:

Anybody here heard of or have tried 'Chi Running'?
Comments?

Davy

Yes, I took a private lesson.

Amazing. I used to have a lot of knee pain when I ran, so stopped
running. Now I can routinely run 6 miles plus with zero pain
whatsoever.

Focuses on the lean, small step, mid-foot strike, and keeping ankles
loose.

Sounds somewhat like pose running (http://www.posetech.com/) which I've
started learning a few weeks ago. Anyone know how Pose and Chi running
compare?

Siam said:

Davykoh said:

Anybody here heard of or have tried 'Chi Running'?
Comments?

Davy

Yes, I took a private lesson.

Amazing. I used to have a lot of knee pain when I ran, so stopped
running. Now I can routinely run 6 miles plus with zero pain
whatsoever.

Focuses on the lean, small step, mid-foot strike, and keeping ankles
loose.

Sounds somewhat like pose running (http://www.posetech.com/) which I've
started learning a few weeks ago. Anyone know how Pose and Chi running
compare?

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Siam said:

Davykoh said:

Anybody here heard of or have tried 'Chi Running'?
Comments?

Davy

Yes, I took a private lesson.

Amazing. I used to have a lot of knee pain when I ran, so stopped
running. Now I can routinely run 6 miles plus with zero pain
whatsoever.

Focuses on the lean, small step, mid-foot strike, and keeping ankles
loose.

Sounds somewhat like pose running (http://www.posetech.com/) which I've
started learning a few weeks ago. Anyone know how Pose and Chi running
compare?

I think they have similar principles but some differences, the chi
running I believe encourages taller posture than the pose method, which
is generally considered faster/more efficient.

T

Tamyka Bell said:

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Siam said:

Davykoh wrote:

>Anybody here heard of or have tried 'Chi Running'?
>Comments?
>
>Davy

Yes, I took a private lesson.

Amazing. I used to have a lot of knee pain when I ran, so stopped
running. Now I can routinely run 6 miles plus with zero pain
whatsoever.

Focuses on the lean, small step, mid-foot strike, and keeping ankles
loose.

Sounds somewhat like pose running (http://www.posetech.com/) which I've
started learning a few weeks ago. Anyone know how Pose and Chi running
compare?

I think they have similar principles but some differences, the chi
running I believe encourages taller posture than the pose method, which
is generally considered faster/more efficient.

T

I think the main difference of both methods is their emphasis on the
cadence and stride's length. Chi encourages fixed cadence and varying
lean degree and stride lengths for different speeds. Pose I believe
suggests lowering your cadence according to the speed. I found
maintaining the 85-90 strides per minutes very challenging at
lowers paces (anything over 5:40/km).