Running Technique
Getting started with Running can be pretty simple enough since you have been doing it since you were a kid. Just slip in your Running Shoes and then you're ready to go. However, if you want to run competitively, there are two options offered by different experts. One, you can choose to keep on with your natural Running style or learn the techniques of the correct way of running. We do not say here that one option is better than the other. Instead, we present those two options to you and let yourself choose what you think would work for you.
Let us first discuss the natural running style. According to its proponents, each person has his or her own style. All one has to do is familiarize yourself with your personal technique and try working around its strengths and weaknesses and try to improve it further with practice.
Meanwhile, they say that in order to know your natural running style, you have to loosen up and let your body move in the way where it feels most comfortable. Trying to go against it may cause injury, so you might as well follow what it tells you to do.
On the other hand, there are those who believe that there is a correct way of Running and therefore tries to determine the proper technique to get the optimal results. While some admit that everyone has his or her own Running style, they say that there are ways to run effectively. That, then, can be achieved by learning the proper Running Technique. Things like the proper angling of the head, swinging of the arms and posture are considered here.
But if there is one thing that the two opposing sides could agree upon, then it is the footstrike. The footstrike is how your feet lands whenever you run. There are two types of footstrikers: the heel-striker and the toe-striker. First, heel-strikers are the type of runners who land heel first. As for their posture, they usually run in a moderately upright position. Meanwhile, toe-strikers are those who, you guessed it, land on the ball of their foot first. They usually lean forward when running. Which type of footstriker are you? Try to find out the next time you run.
This section presented the differing opinions regarding the runner's style or technique. As we said earlier, we do not say that one is better than the other. Instead we let you choose which you think is the best method for you. Better yet, ask around, like a coach who may be able to give light as to which they think is better.
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