On 2010-02-20 C. Cheong, wrote: I read ChiRunning in Sep 09. It took me 2-3 wks to get the form right while running. I´ve been ChiRunning since.
It´s not effortless - my heart rate meter tells me so - though it does feel effortless for a whole minute or two doing medium sprints. I now run 4x a week, an hour or two each time. This is something I´d never been able to do in the past because my knees always started giving problems and I´d have to train on an elliptical afterwards. The knees are fine now. I´m sure Danny wouldn´t recommend it, but you can even run on a bad knee with this technique - I ran 10k on a poor knee without much loss of speed.
My timing has also improved, though not as much as I´d hoped or expected (hence 4 stars).
Enjoy running? You should give it a go.. And summed up by saying If you run you have to give it a try. Currently Chi Running has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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Katherine Dreyer claimed More than 24 million people run in the United States alone, but 65 percent will have to stop at least once this year because of injury. Still others will choose to run through the pain. But in this groundbreaking book, ultramarathoner Danny Dreyer teaches us the running technique he created to heal and prevent injuries and also to run faster, farther, and with much less effort at any age. ChiRunning employs the deep power reserves in the core muscles of the trunk, an approach that grows out of such disciplines as yoga, Pilates, and t´ai chi. This excellent step-by-step program offers training principles and is easily learned. Dramatically reduce your potential for injury Make knee pain and shin splints a thing of the past Greatly reduce post-run recovery time Create a safe and effective training program Make running any distance enjoyable whether you´re a beginning runner or a seasoned competitor
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