What is the ChiRunning method?
Technique. Dreyer has outlined the technique to ChiRunning as follows: “focus your mind”, “sense your body”, “breathe to tap into Chi”, “relax your muscles”, “practice good posture”, and “start slow”. Runners are instructed to have a straight back with a slight forward lean and bent knees.
Is ChiRunning effective?
Of the four styles studied, the ChiRunning technique was the most effective at reducing both the overall impact and the rate of impact. Participants practicing ChiRunning benefited from: Lower Impact – reduces the cause of the most common running injury, “runner’s knee”
Who invented ChiRunning?
Danny Dreyer
The technique is the brain child of American Tai Chi practitioner and ultramarathon runner Danny Dreyer, who in the late 90’s, after working closely with Tai Chi masters, developed this new running technique. He put what he had learned onto paper when he co-wrote ChiRunning (2004) with his wife Katherine Dreyer.
Is ChiRunning safe?
Proper, low-impact running can keep your knees healthy well into your 70’s, and beyond. ChiRunning and ChiWalking are both based on keeping your knees bent as they swing forward, which not only reduces shock to your knees as you land but allows your stride to open up rearwards, as it should.
Is Tai Chi good for runners?
Chi Running combines good running technique with the principles of Tai Chi to work with gravity rather than against it and to use the power of the core muscles to produce a more energy efficient and bio-mechanically correct form of running.
How do I become a running chi instructor?
Requirements to Be Completed Before Attending an Instructor Training
- Attend at least one workshop with a Certified Instructor*
- Complete 14 Hours of reading & studying the ChiRunning and ChiWalking Home-study materials (as outlined in the study schedule provided by ChiLiving upon enrollment)
How do you run effortless?
Effortless Running™ Core Elements
- Lean. Leaning tall from your ankles allows you to play with gravity. You lean into your stride not from the hip but from the ankle joint.
- Pull. Pull your ankle up instead of kicking backwards.
- Sweep. Sweep your leg back underneath your centre of mass at the end of your stride.
What is the difference between a walk and a stroll?
To walk is the general term. It applies to any sort of movement by foot that is not fast enough to be a run. To stroll refers to a specific kind of walking. A stroll is leisurely.