How to improve your running technique
Running is easy and anyone can do it, right? Well, not so fast. If you watch a running event, you'll quickly notice that some runners lack an efficient running form. Learning how to run properly is good for your health and has many other benefits.
Why improve your running form?
Running is never just about speed, but always about health and fitness. The correct running technique protects joints and tendons and trains the muscles, and you’ll get faster too.
Four reasons for more effective running!
- Save energy: The right forward movement reduces energy consumption and increases endurance.
- Minimise risk of injury: Shock and cushioning movements are optimised by the right running style, thereby reducing injuries.
- Get faster: If you want to run faster, you need more body tension and this is trained during running and jumping training.
- Run lighter: A good running technique makes powerful cushioning systems obsolete, keyword natural running shoes. You save weight and train your foot muscles and tendons at the same time.
More tips & tricks
5 stretches for runners
We have put together basic stretches for the many runners who are out there running on our region's varied terrain and routes. Just incorporate stretching into your training routine and say goodbye to tight muscles!
The agility ladder
The agility ladder is an inexpensive and effective tool for your running and jumping training. If you don't want to buy one, you can build one yourself by using sticks and tape.
