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The Process of Evolving into the Correct Shoe
Source: ChiRunning.com
Whether you’re a walker or a runner, there are several factors in choosing a shoe:
Your BMI (Body Mass Index):
Your Body Mass Index is a measure of your body fat based on your height and weight. If you have a high BMI, the additional weight you […]

Years ago, when I was living in San Francisco, I went into a local martial arts supply store to buy a pair of t’ai chi shoes. When I asked the little old Chinese woman behind the counter for a pair, she stepped out from behind the counter, looked down at my old running shoes and […]

Most runners that I talk to would like to run faster. I don’t blame them. It’s fun to run fast. To some it’s a burning desire…to others it simply falls somewhere on their general wish list. But in order to get faster, we have traditionally been told by running experts that we need to train […]

Lots of people ask questions about pronation: what causes it, what it does and how to get rid of it!  In fact, both pronation and its functional opposite supination are necessary adaptations to allow the body to respond to the act of walking (and running).  Everybody pronates and supinates to some degree with every step.  […]

Relaxation is what we all say we want, to be relaxed, without stress, without tension. However the reality is that relaxing can be very difficult for many people. Many are not aware of the tension that they carry, especially the tension in their bodies. Then perhaps you get a shoulder massage and WOW, just the […]

Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi — kinder, gentler exercises have made a splash with the Baby Boomer set. But what about the Boomers who aren’t ready to hang up their running shoes just yet?
Well, there’s ChiRunning. Chi what? ChiRunning, a technique that combines the smooth, flowing moves of […]

Here is a neatly documented experience on Running and Nirvana by Carol Scheible in her blog Triathlon Training Blog. Here is how she goes….
Today’s workout plan called for a 1 hour bike followed by 30 minute run. My plan was to do three hard repeats up the first half of Mt. Sinai Road (hilly), taking […]

Meditation has for long been known to have a lot of positive effects on our mental and physical health. You do it for 5 minutes or for more than an hour, meditation does a lot of goodness by injecting a positive energy into our system. By combining meditation with running, we get to gain two […]

||Nirvana Running|| is about “easy running” or “pain-free running”. Its about the ability to run happily without feeling tired. More than just physical training, it’s about training the body-mind.

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