When I first started running I thought it was all about putting one foot in front of the other and even though I read a lot about the sport, there were some things I thought were just for the more advanced athlete. Form was one of those subjects. Now I wonder how much better my running would have been, how much fewer injuries I might have had, if I had focused on form in the very beginning. Coach Jeff Kline from PRSFit has created this series of videos for his upcoming PRSFit Pro Program but has agreed to share a handful of them with me and my readers. I love today’s video, an introduction of sorts to the importance of form. I use a lot of these tips when running but “light, fast feet” has become an absolutely mainstay for each and every run.
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“Quick and light” is my go-to phrase when the going gets tough.
Great video! I needed to hear this today…been thinking that I am “sitting” in my run and this video helped me visualize what I should be doing. Thanks Ann!
Form is interesting because it is so much more intricate than you think when you first start running. You have to think about so many different parts. In swimming I took to this pretty quickly, understanding that I needed to work on one thing at a time. With running, I assumed I could just run. That was the wrong assumption. Now I try to pick one thing to improve and concentrate on that. It makes a big difference to focus on the smaller parts instead of the whole thing.