Injury Prevention

Chi Walking and Chi Walk-Running through the Ages

Posted by Keith McConnell on Sat Feb 11th, 2012, 2 comments

How often have you heard phrases like: I’m too old to run - I’m too old to walk - I’m getting older and it’s just too hard to exercise? Aging can be a challenge – and an excuse – when it comes to doing what it takes to keep moving and to stay fit. Just when it’s most important to be active, many older people tend to reduce their activity level. Couch potatoes, or worse..."
 

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. 

The Mindful Chi Running Gym Rat (treadmill, bike, pool)

Posted by Danny Dreyer on Thu Jan 19th, 2012, 7 comments

A day at the gym with Chi in mind: treadmill, spin bike, t'ai chi, and swimming. 

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! ...

Transitioning Between Chi Walking and Chi Running

Posted by Keith McConnell on Thu Nov 10th, 2011, 1 comments

I appreciate all the follow up comments about my first Chi Walk-Run blog. There seems to be a lot of interest in this ...

Chi Walk-Run Your Way To Fitness and Health

Posted by Keith McConnell on Mon Oct 24th, 2011, 5 comments

Exciting news from Chi Living! Danny and Katherine Dreyer have completed the development of the first  DVD and Program on the Walk-Run approach. Based upon the foundations of Chi Running and Chi Walking, the Walk-Run approach offers another energy efficient and injury free way to move forward. 

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 ...

Minimalist Shoes, Barefoot Running, and Metatarsal Stress Fractures

Posted by Danny Dreyer on Thu Aug 4th, 2011, 8 comments

Running barefoot will strengthen the intrinsic muscles of your feet, making them more stable ... But, it won’t somehow automatically undo all your worst movement habits or change them for the better ...

Chi Running 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 ...