1. Run like you are
scootering or skateboarding. The idea is that there is very little up and down
movement. Try to hold your core stable so that your torso looks like it is
gliding forward with very little up and down movement. Try to lock
in your lower abdominal muscles so that neither hip drops significantly when
it’s foot strikes.
2. Land softly.
Studies have shown that the runners who stay injury free are in general the
runners with relatively low ground force impact. Try to see how softly you can
land or how quietly you can run. This should naturally happen if you are
scootering.
3. Butt running. Before your foot strikes, focus on engaging the glute on the same side.
Glutes are important for hip extension, but most don’t realize that they are
also important for decelerating your leg as you pull it back underneath you and
get ready to contact the ground. Weird to think that deceleration could be
important for running faster and more efficiently, but decelerating your leg
will help you to land softly and accept your weight. Then when your foot
strikes and you toe off your glute contraction will propel you forward as your
hip extends.
The importance of shoulder mobility in running - discussed in the book Prehab Exercise Book for Runners, by Michael
Rosengart.
Article from Runner’s world http://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/upper-body-flexibility-for-runners
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