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How to Run with Proper Form and Technique

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relax your jaw and neck. holding too much tension in your face and neck lead to tension in other parts of your body

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keep your wrists loose. this will help you maintain a hand and shoulder position—and avoid tension in the hands and arms that work its way up to your shoulders

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allow your arms to swing from the shoulders in a pumping motion from front to back. be careful to prevent your arms from crossing the midline of your body

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be careful not to lift the knees too high as doing so lead to fatigue in the quadriceps

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the foot strike

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practice focusing on getting up that hill. because uphill running requires greater strength and stamina than flat surface running

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while it is tempting to back when taking on these types of runs

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land lightly on the of your foot as you run downhill so that your feet don't act as brakes and slow your forward progression

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by: nancy howard

9/22

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proper running posture

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arms and hands

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keep your hands so loose that they become floppy

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finding your stride

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run to the hills

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once you start hill work

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uphill techniques

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below are some changes you will need to make to your running form in order to conquer the hills safely and effectively

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charge the hill while still maintaining the same rate of effort

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pick up your knees and shorten your stride while increasing your stride rate. your stride should still allow

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pump your arms at a slightly faster rate

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downhill techniques

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instead of using your arms to increase power and speed

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