Chi Running: Lesson 1

Marti sent me her copy of the ChiRunning DVD. Dang if the first two things on the video weren't the things that were messing me up. I think I'll outline the program here as I watch it.\

Lesson 1: Creating Your Column

1. Upper Body Alignment
2. Lower Body Alignment
3. Vertical Crunch*
4. Connect the Dots
5. One-Legged Posture Stance

*the video mis-spells this as "verticle." Sometimes it stinks to be a former English teacher.

Lesson 2: Let Gravity Do The Work

1. Lean Into A Wall
2. Shift Weight From One Leg To Another

Lesson 3: Keeping Up With Your Forward Fall

1. Picking Up Your Feet While Walking
2. Wheels On Your Feel While Running

Lesson 4: Making Your Arms Work For You

1. Bend Elbows At Right Angle
2. Relax Hands And Wrists
3. Swing Arms To Rear
4. Don't Cross Your Center Line

Lesson 5: Putting It All Together

1. Check Your Posture
2. Bend Your Arms
3. Start To Run
4. Feel Your Column
5. Engage Gravity

• Connect The Dots
• Drop Your Focus To Your Feet
• Lean Ahead Of Your Footstrike