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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Calling All Runners
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A new technique combining Tai Chi with Walking and Running is reportedly providing avid aging runners with the ability to continue to pound the pavement while avoiding injuries. Research is underway to quantify forces at different joints while using this new technique to determine if it indeed will prevent injury and decrease stress on the joints.
Check out this story on the technique from the NPR website http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6070170
And the ChiRunning website: http://www.chirunning.com/
I have tried experimenting with the technique myself on my runs and have subjectively found I feel less pounding and less effort to keep me going up the hills. I would recommend any die-hard runner with degenerative issues in their feet, legs, hips or back investigate the technique further.
