Training: Improve balance to increase speed
In general, better balance translates to higher precision of movement regardless of sport, but how does our balance affect our speed?
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Theory & Practice: What is good running form?
To consider good running form as belonging just to elites doesn’t make sense. Good running form is the result of learning the skill.
Theory & Practice: Muscle Elasticity
What is muscle elasticity? If you were to stretch a muscle you would see it shrink back a bit. In plain words, it’s a natural ability to recover to original […]
Theory & Practice: Stride Frequency and Muscle-Tendon Elasticity Complex
Stride frequency is one of the most important parameters of running technique. Why is stride frequency so important?
Theory & Practice: The Pose – How It Works
As mentioned in another article, when moving, our body goes through an infinite number of poses in space and time. Among the multitude of those poses there are those that play […]
Technique: Going Barefoot Has Its Benefits
And there are many. It will help you improve coordination, balance, perception, it will help you develop the foot muscles neglected and virtually atrophied due to wearing traditional shoes. The […]
Injuries: To Ice or Not
Icing was always a part of athletes’ life, but never to the extremes it is today. It almost seems to be the most recommended treatment for injuries, especially so in […]
Calf Soreness
Calf soreness is a rather common occurrence but not a standard one by any means. Some get it and others don’t.
Theory & Practice: The Extensor Paradox in Running
The original article (below) on the topic at hand, was published in Biomechanics of Distance Running in 1990. As you read the data and conclusions from this research you’ll see […]
Injuries: Achilles Tendinitis – What Is The Problem?
Achilles Tendinitis, a common injury for lots of people, especially runners. It deprives them not only of pleasure of running, but also influences their entire daily experience. They spend a […]
Theory & Practice: Do We Know How to Run?
Does the above question make any sense to anyone who is involved in running? Isn’t running a natural, simple and accessible for most people exercise for health, pleasure and competition? […]
About My Book: The Pose Method® of Running
Despite the volume of scientific articles and books written about running technique, the problem of how to run, and how to teach running technique, has still not been satisfactorily addressed. […]