Imagine you’ve been running all your life but in the wrong way. Following a wrong course of action doesn’t only hurt your muscles but also ends up with negligible to no result in your strength. Even if you do minor alterations to your routine, it won’t help until and unless you follow the methods and stick to the changes for a long time. As you read through this blog, you’d understand how easy it is to recreate the movements for better running. We’d take you through a step-by-step guide with which you can understand how you can start running with the right technique.

  1. Change the Foot Strike

All professional runners depend on changing their foot stride in case they feel they aren’t running in the right manner. If you are a heel striker then your technique is completely wrong. This is when your heel is making the first contact with the ground. This applies pressure on your back, foot, hips, and knees and leads to an aching body.

The best technique is midfoot landing. You are neither too ahead nor too far bar and that’s how your body is perfectly balanced.

  1. Practicing a Few Drills

You can improve your posture by incorporating certain drills into the routine. Here are some of them you can follow:

  • Posture Drill
  • Heel to Toe Rocks
  • Pulling Drills
  • Bouncing Drills
  1. Practice Slowly

Small yet consistent changes can result in a significant difference. That’s why to achieve the right running technique, don’t expect drastic improvement overnight. Add the above-listed drills to the routine and you’d start getting used to it slowly. Here is how you can do it:

Select a drill you want to follow and follow it for the initial and last 10 minutes of your running. Don’t do them individually, rather make them feel natural. You may even add a few push-ups and squats to the routine to activate the muscles.

  1. Don’t Overhaul During the Season

If you think that running requires re-work then don’t do it during your running session. This will instantly change your running course. The best approach is to wait for an off-season and drop your mileage by 50%. Yes, it may sound like that’s too much but it would in fact give you time and space for improvement. Your body would adapt to the practice and you’d achieve better runs.

Taking a break during your off-season would also help recover running injuries that might crop down while you train. Indulging in strength training, running drills, and mobility work would add to the training and improve your running quality.

Wrapping Up

There’s not one way that would be ideal for everyone. It depends on your body type and the form of running you adopt. Some runners might have tighter hips and others might have longer legs. Every little thing impacts your running quality and training.

You can even team up with your running colleagues as it would encourage you to perform better.