Chi Running in the Pool

Posted by Laura Houston on Sun Feb 5th, 2012, 0 comments

Where do you use your Chi Running and Chi Walking focuses? I use mine in the pool - running! Years ago, before my Chi Running practice, I got a metatarsal stress fracture. I was committed to running the Hood to Coast relay, which motivated not to lose fitness, so I started pool running. I bought a float belt and started taking aqua jogging classes. I had trouble with keeping my head comfortably above the water line so I could breathe easier. It was not a fun experience and I abandoned it for the road once my foot healed.

Running through Winter Weather With Chi Walk-Run

Posted by Keith McConnell on Fri Jan 20th, 2012, 0 comments

Working out indoors can be a great alternative to Winter running outside, but there is another option I’d like to present today, namely to add Chi Walk-Run to your running regimen. 

Running into 2012

Posted by Michelle Muldoon on Mon Jan 9th, 2012, 2 comments

2012 is a big year for London with the Olympics being held here.  It’s fair to say that most of us are pretty excited about it!  I’m excited about my running too and filled with optimism for the coming year.  I've had a great start to 2012 with no real setbacks since starting heart rate training in November and have continued to run more and more through Christmas and the New Year...

Running and Resting in Alignment

Posted by Laura Houston on Tue Jan 3rd, 2012, 2 comments

Running in 2011 has been a year of learning an important lesson - gradual progress. Early in the year, I slipped on an icy bench, slamming the inside of the knee. After many months of off and on running, and guessing the injury, an MRI showed a meniscus tear and Baker's cyst. It's been two steps forward, and one step back,

Fitness Begins Now: Chi Walk-Run Into the New Year

Posted by Keith McConnell on Mon Dec 12th, 2011, 1 comments

If you’re like most people, you tend to set personal goals as part of your annual New Year’s Resolutions in early January. But why wait for New Year’s – do it now! ...

Running: The Next Phase

Posted by Michelle Muldoon on Mon Nov 28th, 2011, 2 comments

I have recently come back from Asheville, North Carolina, where I had the pleasure of spending 4 days with Danny Dreyer and 50+ Chi Running Instructors at our bi-annual instructor weekend. It’s always a golden time. I am constantly amazed at the effect Chi Running can have on running and the quality of life experience of those who choose to take this path...

Running, Walking and Prostate Cancer: A Personal Journey

Posted by Keith McConnell on Thu Aug 4th, 2011, 8 comments

I’d like to share a personal experience I have had in recent months related to my health and fitness and, as you might expect from a Chi Running and Chi Walking Instructor, running and walking played a key role during this journey. At the beginning of this year I was, as far as I knew ...

Running With a Quiet Mind

Posted by Laura Houston on Fri Jun 24th, 2011, 7 comments

I was going to title this blog post "Running Stops the Voices in My Head" but I thought that might scare some readers off. In fact, running does quiet my mind, if I allow it. One of the aims of Chi Running (and Chi Walking) is to change running from a ‘fitness’ sport to a more mindful practice, much like yoga or Pilates or t’ai chi. Every time you run, it’s a chance to work on improving your practice, which includes listening to your body.

ChiRunning into Spring time with good technique

Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Mon May 23rd, 2011, 1 comments

Learning how to move your body in a centered but relaxed way is such an important lesson, and one that can make any activity -- whether you're lifting your child, moving furniture, going running, hiking, biking, or carrying luggage -- much safer and more enjoyable.

Below are a few key points from Chi Running and Chi Walking that I use almost all the time whenever I am doing something physical. (These points are covered in depth in the Chi Running & Chi Walking materials - if you're curious ...

Gradual Progress in Running Training and in Recovery from Injury

Posted by Keith McConnell on Tue Apr 26th, 2011, 1 comments

Running at different speeds can be a lot of fun - and it can be a temptation and a path leading to running injuries. A recent experience in my running training demonstrated this phenomenon and has reminded me of the importance one of the core principles in the Chi Runing model, that of Gradual Progress, that I'd like to share today.