#5: Minimise Impact During Running

In this series of 10 short podcasts, I’d like to share the lessons I’ve learned and techniques I’ve adopted to run almost every day for the last 33 years and hopefully continue running without pain for the next 33 years.  I also share my barefoot running techniques and the benefits of barefoot running.

Running is considered a high impact sport which is both positive and negative.  The positive news is that high impact sports increase you bone density, making them stronger reducing the risk of breakages.  On the negative side is the common understanding that high impact sports wear out our joints. The good news is that although running is a high impact sport, the level of impact your joints experience with every step is greatly influenced by your running style.  In this episode we explore how.

In this episode I share tips for dealing with and getting rid of any aches and pains that might result from running.

In this episode I share with you the most important habits I have adopted and, in some cases, adapted from the Chi Running book, by Danny Dreyer, to reduce the energy required and impact experienced during my running.

In this episode I share tips for running lightly with minimal impact on your joints.

In this episode share techniques I use to introduce mindfulness into my running.

In this episode I share my stretching routines as they relate to running as well as my daily exercise practice for maintaining strength in my other muscle groups.

In this episode I share with you details of my diet, why I chose to adopt this diet and the benefits I’ve experienced from eating the way I do.

In this episode I share what I have learned about running footwear and why I'm a big advocate of barefoot running.

In this final episode I am going to share some ideas I’d like to explore in the future to further help you and me be more mindful in our running and further improve our running style and thereby run for as many years as possible as regularly as we like.