Enhance your running performance - Drill #1 - Arm Swings

Enhance your running performance.

The first drill in the series serves as the foundation for good technique and focuses on correct body position and arm swing during running. Your center of gravity should be forward, your weight on the balls of your feet and your elbows bent ("carrying a walnut between your forearm and biceps" as Matt says). Your arms should swing easily with no tension.

Matt likes to teach this drill by having athletes imagine they are standing on top of a tall building with their toes at the edge, leaning forward but not falling over the precipice. Simple as it may seem, many people have a tendency to be too upright when running, so be sure to practice this technique before moving on to the next drill in the series [Round-the-Clock Lunges], which will be posted soon.

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[kirbdog92115]

I disagree. holding your hand up high like that creates tension in the shoulders using up unnecessary energy. Hand and shoulders should both be relaxed.

[golfprogress]

She has great posture, are you guys in SF?