How to Prevent Knee Pain from Running
There’s a reason why knee pain is often referred to as “Runner’s Knee.” Current statistics report that 30 – 50% of all runners get knee pain from running every year. That’s a…
Love Running Forever
ChiRunning is the world’s leader in teaching a safe, efficient, and natural running technique aimed to reduce injury and improve personal performance
Our mission is twofold: to help you run as efficiently and injury-free as possible. These two skills will make your running a joyful and successful practice and are based on the movement principles of T’ai Chi.
Running doesn’t need to be difficult or hard on the body. The problem isn’t running, it’s the way you run.
Embrace the movement principles as they are intended by nature
Connect your mind and body to experience a holistic practice
Protect your joints and run safely by minimizing impact and overuse
Create easy, fluid and faster running by learning proper mechanics
start your journey
ChiRunning is based on a centuries-old principle from T’ai Chi: shift your workload to the core muscles. Your efficiency comes from allowing gravity to assist your propulsion, taking the workload off your legs and letting you run lightly and swiftly like you did as a youngster.
Getting Started
Focus your mind. Strengthen your core. Run like the wind. Learn to reduce and prevent injuries, while reducing recovery time, with our T’ai Chi-based technique.
Training
If you want to run your first 5K or get a personal best at a marathon, the best place to begin is with good running technique. Distance, conditioning and speed then come with ease.
Become an Instructor
Bring joy through movement and support the achievement of life-altering goals for runners in your area and around the world as a Certified Instructor.
begin your self-Discovery Journey with chiRunning
ChiRunning provides powerful instruction and transforms running from a high-injury sport to a body-friendly fitness phenomenon.
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