One of the things that can keep you running more effectively and easily is to practice proper form.
A few ways to do this is to keep watching ahead, keeping your feet facing forward, relaxing your hands and shoulders and keeping your arms swinging straight.
Let's talk about each of these in a little more detail.
When you are running, you want to make sure that you are watching straight ahead.
Keep your eyes looking 20 - 30 feet in front of you.
Many runners want to stare at their feet.
You should not do this for a couple of reasons.
First of all, you need to watch where you are going to avoid things that you may trip over and oncoming traffic, etc.
Also, just watching your feet is not using proper form and actually can cause you to be a little unbalanced.
Make sure that you are keeping your feet and toes pointed straight ahead while you are running.
Your feet facing outward or inward can cause you your feet and legs to land awkwardly.
This can lead to injuring - and really just be uncomfortable to you on your run.
While you are on the run you want to make sure that you do not clench your hands into a fist.
Running like this will keep your arms and shoulders tensed up.
This will make your running labored.
You want to keep your hands relaxed and slightly cupped.
Also, make sure that your shoulders are relaxed, also.
If you run with your shoulders tense or you are not running with them straight, it can make your breathing difficult.
Your arms should be swinging straight ahead while you are on your run.
You don't want your arms crossing in front of your body.
This will also lead to not breathing properly.
One of the most important things to remember regarding your running form is to make sure that you running straight.
By this I mean, with correct posture.
Keeping your body straight as we talked about will make your run go more smoothly, will help you prevent running injuries and will aid in your breathing.
You especially need to watch your form when you are nearing the end of your run.
As you get tired, you may just be thinking about getting your run over with and forget about your posture.
This is when it is even more important to make sure you are running correctly.
A few ways to do this is to keep watching ahead, keeping your feet facing forward, relaxing your hands and shoulders and keeping your arms swinging straight.
Let's talk about each of these in a little more detail.
When you are running, you want to make sure that you are watching straight ahead.
Keep your eyes looking 20 - 30 feet in front of you.
Many runners want to stare at their feet.
You should not do this for a couple of reasons.
First of all, you need to watch where you are going to avoid things that you may trip over and oncoming traffic, etc.
Also, just watching your feet is not using proper form and actually can cause you to be a little unbalanced.
Make sure that you are keeping your feet and toes pointed straight ahead while you are running.
Your feet facing outward or inward can cause you your feet and legs to land awkwardly.
This can lead to injuring - and really just be uncomfortable to you on your run.
While you are on the run you want to make sure that you do not clench your hands into a fist.
Running like this will keep your arms and shoulders tensed up.
This will make your running labored.
You want to keep your hands relaxed and slightly cupped.
Also, make sure that your shoulders are relaxed, also.
If you run with your shoulders tense or you are not running with them straight, it can make your breathing difficult.
Your arms should be swinging straight ahead while you are on your run.
You don't want your arms crossing in front of your body.
This will also lead to not breathing properly.
One of the most important things to remember regarding your running form is to make sure that you running straight.
By this I mean, with correct posture.
Keeping your body straight as we talked about will make your run go more smoothly, will help you prevent running injuries and will aid in your breathing.
You especially need to watch your form when you are nearing the end of your run.
As you get tired, you may just be thinking about getting your run over with and forget about your posture.
This is when it is even more important to make sure you are running correctly.
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