The art of Chi Running

When I asked Carlene Paquette of Sports 4 Kanata Running Club about mastering technique, she said that it's different strokes for different folks.

However she did tell me about a different form of running:

“Chi Running is all about body posture," she said. "The idea is you engage your abdominals and you tilt your body forward slightly and you use gravity to propel you forward.

“It’s a totally different idea. Instead of your leg muscles pushing your body weight up and down, your leg muscles are now only lifting the weight of your leg up and letting gravity push you forward. From a physics point of view it should require less energy."

Here's a quick demo for your viewing pleasure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UYkAB18wgs

I might give it a go next time I hit the road.