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| Date |
10 Nov 2007, Saturday or 11 Nov 2007, Sunday |
| Time |
9am – 5pm |
| Venue |
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
535, Clementi Road, Singapore 599489 |
| Meetint Point |
Blk 16 Sports Complex (Meet at Canteen for Breakfast just beside the track) |
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Lunch included |
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Registration for this run is closed. Thank you for your interest. |
In this workshop you will learn the basic ingredients of the ChiRunning® Technique.
We will be guiding you through many exercises and drills designed to leave you with a clear sense of what the ChiRunning technique feels like in your body. We will not be doing lots of running (contrary to what you might imagine), so no matter what condition you’re in, have no fear. We will spend the day alternating between demonstrations, fun exercises and technique drills…the nature of the day will be relaxed, full, and inspiring.
By Christopher Griffin
Registration opens, Morning Coffee and Tea
The Keys to Effortless, Injury-free Running
The Physics of Running: Run without Using Your Legs
ChiRunning® versus Power Running
Introduction to the ChiRunning® Form
Posture, Lean, Lift
Personal Check-in Tricks and Tools
Learning to Use Your Gears
Core Muscle Drills and Exercises
Lunch
Pre-run Body Looseners, Post-run Stretches
Run Various Speeds While Conserving Energy
Build Your Running Program with 4 Essential Workouts:
Interval training (for technique)
Hills (for adaptability)
Tempo run (for efficiency)
Long slow distance (for aerobic conditioning)
Focus your Mind Strengthen your Core Energize your Life!
ChiRunning combines the inner focus and flow of T’ai Chi with running to create a revolutionary running form that takes the pounding, pain and potential damage out of the sport of running. The ChiRunning program increases mental clarity, focus, and enhances the joy of running.
What you'll learn:
- Introduction to the ChiRunning Form
- Posture, Lean, Lift
- Personal Check-in Tricks and Tools
- Learning to Use Your Gears
- Core Muscle Drills and Exercises
- Pre-run Body Looseners, Post-run Stretches
- Run Various Speeds While Conserving Energy
ChiRunning combines the inner focus and flow of T'ai Chi with the power and energy of running to create a revolutionary running form and philosophy that takes the pounding, pain, and potential damage out of the sport of running. The ChiRunning program increases mental clarity and focus, enhances the joy of running, and turns running into a safe and effective lifelong program for health, fitness, and well-being.
More than 24 million people in the U.S. alone run, however 65% of runners in the U.S., 15.6 million people, will have to stop running at least once during the year due to injury. Millions more quit or avoid running because of injury or the fear of causing long-term damage. Yet, there have been few new ideas or fresh approaches to running and injury prevention. The symptoms are being treated, but the problem has not been solved - until now.
The ChiRunning program offers a real solution to the high rate of injury that plagues the sport of running. There are countless books, courses, and classes on how to improve your golf swing, your tennis game, and your cycling technique, but none teaching how to run properly. The ChiRunning program fills this void by teaching people bio-mechanically correct running form that is in line with the laws of physics and with the ancient principles of movement found in T'ai Chi. ChiRunning technique is based on the same principles and orientation as Yoga, Pilates, and T'ai Chi: working with core muscles; integrating mind and body; and focused on overall and long term performance and well-being.
Whether you're an injured runner, a beginner runner, a marathon runner, a triathlete, or someone who runs to stay fit, ChiRunning has helped thousands improve their technique, reduce injury and achieve personal goals. ChiRunning helps reduce and eliminate: shin splints, IT band syndrome, hamstring injury, plantar faciitus, hip problems and the most famous running injury of all: knee injury. Conditioning your mind can be just as important as conditioning your body. ChiRunning can be a meditative practice that focuses your mind, lifts your spirits and opens the flow of chi in your life.
The ChiRunning program virtually changes the landscape of the sport of running and makes running accessible and appealing to people who have stopped running due to injury, who are intimidated by the difficulty and potential danger of running, who want to have a competitive edge, and for those who seek a spiritual component in their fitness program.
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