Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Running drills for proper form

Injury due to faulty mechanics and subtle weaknesses is one of the main reasons why many people don't fully enjoy the benefits of running. Regularly incorporating running drills into your workouts, however, can help to improve your economy of movement and increase your muscle strength and endurance, thus decreasing your risk of injury. It's important to remember that maintaining proper form is key not only to allowing you to exercise for longer periods of time, but also to allowing you to get an effective workout.

At URBAN Boot Camp, we include many drills designed to help you move more effectively and efficiently, to help you achieve your desired health and fitness outcome.

Here's a great video that includes many of the movements we do, as well as their explanations so that you can practice on your own. It's best to perform these exercises as part of your warm up to limit risk of injury due to fatigue.

Have fun!

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