Posted by Keith McConnell on Sat Feb 11th, 2012, 2 comments
How often have you heard phrases like: I’m too old to run - I’m too old to walk - I’m getting older and it’s just too hard to exercise? Aging can be a challenge – and an excuse – when it comes to doing what it takes to keep moving and to stay fit. Just when it’s most important to be active, many older people tend to reduce their activity level. Couch potatoes, or worse..."
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Posted by Danny Dreyer on Wed Jan 11th, 2012, 15 comments
Here’s a review on a fairly new shoe to the minimalist family. I’d like to preface this review with why I like the overall concept of the shoe ...
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Posted by Laura Houston on Tue Jan 3rd, 2012, 2 comments
Running in 2011 has been a year of learning an important lesson - gradual progress. Early in the year, I slipped on an icy bench, slamming the inside of the knee. After many months of off and on running, and guessing the injury, an MRI showed a meniscus tear and Baker's cyst. It's been two steps forward, and one step back,
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Posted by Keith McConnell on Thu Nov 10th, 2011, 1 comments
I appreciate all the follow up comments about my first Chi Walk-Run blog. There seems to be a lot of interest in this ...
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Posted by Keith McConnell on Thu Aug 4th, 2011, 8 comments
I’d like to share a personal experience I have had in recent months related to my health and fitness and, as you might expect from a Chi Running and Chi Walking Instructor, running and walking played a key role during this journey. At the beginning of this year I was, as far as I knew ...
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Posted by Danny Dreyer on Thu Aug 4th, 2011, 8 comments
Running barefoot will strengthen the intrinsic muscles of your feet, making them more stable ... But, it won’t somehow automatically undo all your worst movement habits or change them for the better ...
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Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Mon May 23rd, 2011, 1 comments
Learning how to move your body in a centered but relaxed way is such an important lesson, and one that can make any activity -- whether you're lifting your child, moving furniture, going running, hiking, biking, or carrying luggage -- much safer and more enjoyable.
Below are a few key points from Chi Running and Chi Walking that I use almost all the time whenever I am doing something physical. (These points are covered in depth in the Chi Running & Chi Walking materials - if you're curious ...
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Posted by Keith McConnell on Tue Apr 26th, 2011, 1 comments
Running at different speeds can be a lot of fun - and it can be a temptation and a path leading to running injuries. A recent experience in my running training demonstrated this phenomenon and has reminded me of the importance one of the core principles in the Chi Runing model, that of Gradual Progress, that I'd like to share today.
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Posted by Laura Houston on Sat Apr 23rd, 2011, 8 comments
A few years ago, while running at Hood to Coast relay, one of our team members proclaimed you could put a certain running shoe logo on a piece of dog poop and sell it. He worked for and was sponsored by a local shoe company, which made him biased, but there was an element of truth to that. These days, it seems to ring true for minimalist running, and what that means to different people.
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Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Wed Mar 16th, 2011, 6 comments
As the Chi Running book recommends, "If you're running on a very rocky trail, wear cycling gloves. They have padded palms in case you do a face plant ..." Oh, if only I had followed that piece of advice! But I had good reasons not to wear cycling gloves this morning ...
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