ChiRunning: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running Author: Danny Dreyer | Language: English | ISBN:
B0026WNGBA | Format: EPUB
ChiRunning: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running Description
The revised edition of the bestselling
ChiRunning, a groundbreaking program from ultra-marathoner and nationally-known coach Danny Dreyer, that teaches you how to run faster and farther with less effort, and to prevent and heal injuries for runners of any age or fitness level.
In
ChiRunning, Danny and Katherine Dreyer, well-known walking and running coaches, provide powerful insight that transforms running from a high-injury sport to a body-friendly, injury-free fitness phenomenon. ChiRunning employs the deep power reserves in the core muscles, an approach found in disciplines such as yoga, Pilates, and T’ai Chi.
ChiRunning enables you to develop a personalized exercise program by blending running with the powerful mind-body principles of T’ai Chi:
1. Get aligned. Develop great posture and reduce your potential for injury while running, and make knee pain and shin splints a thing of the past.
2. Engage your core. Shift the workload from your leg muscles to your core muscles, for efficiency and speed.
3. Add relaxation to your running. Learn to focus your mind and relax your body to increase speed and distance.
4. Make it a Mindful Practice. Maintain high performance and make running a mindful, enjoyable life-long practice.
5. It’s easy to learn. Transform your running with the ten-step
ChiRunning training program.
- File Size: 3700 KB
- Print Length: 320 pages
- Publisher: Touchstone; Revised edition (May 5, 2009)
- Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0026WNGBA
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- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,072 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #3
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Sports > Other Team Sports > Track & Field - #5
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Sports > Miscellaneous > Sports Psychology - #5
in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Tai Chi & Qi Gong
- #3
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Sports > Other Team Sports > Track & Field - #5
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Sports > Miscellaneous > Sports Psychology - #5
in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Tai Chi & Qi Gong
I have been a barefoot runner since 2005, at which time I re-learned how to correctly run using my awareness and the teachings of numerous sources. I have read Danny Dryer's ChiRunning book and watched his ChiRunning DVD. I have also studied The Pose Running Technique on DVD and the workbook. In addition, I have experience practicing Qi Gong (Chi Kung), meditation, and yoga. I have also studied anatomy, posture, The Alexander Technique, and Rolfing Structural Integration. My partner is also a Chinese Medicine professional and Acupuncturist. So basically, I know a thing or two in this field...
In light of the acclaim that Danny Dryer is receiving for his ChiRunning technique, there are some critical errors and marketing misperceptions that I feel should be addressed. I base these insights on my own personal experience and my extensive research into natural running techniques and chi energy.
1. This book does not at all use the chi (qi) energy for running. Dryer teaches a method of using gravity to encourage the body to move through space. After reading and watching Dryer's published material, it is clear to me that he uses the term "chi" as a marketing strategy. All things eastern - yoga, tai chi, etc - are hot selling points these days. Yes, Dryer states that he has practiced Qi Gong under a teacher. However, nowhere in the DVD or book does he teach about the movement of chi the body, its pathways or its functions. Dryer should have title his technique "Gravity Running" instead.
2. Dryer combines a commonly misunderstood Pilates technique (tightening the core), claming it to be engaging the "hara" or "dan tien / tan tien". While the dan tien is the chi energy center below the navel, never are core muscles used when working with this center.
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