What Is Perfect Running Form? | Run Technique Tips For All Runners
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- čas přidán 3. 05. 2024
- Some may say the pros have a ‘perfect running form’, but what makes it so perfect, so easy, so effortless? Mark is here to tackle just that and explore what we mean by perfect running form!
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Getting out the door and going for a run is a fairly straightforward affair, in fact, it’s the simplicity of throwing on some shoes and getting outside that appeals to so many of us.
That being said, having some proper run form, well that’s not as easy as it might sound because our unique running mechanics are dependant on our own strength, flexibility and also, how our bodies are built.
Everyone has differing running mechanics, but ultimately, the goal is to run with as little effort as we can muster, be as efficient as possible, and crucially all the while without getting injured! Mark is here to explore what we mean by perfect running form!
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What inspires you to go out and run? Leave us a comment!
My bad shape
Because I look in the mirror and hate what I see
I like to see my fitness trend with lots of data. Also, the fact that in my usual route there's a grandpa, 84 years old, who runs everyday. Everyday. He's been doing that since his 20's. What's your excuse?
Knowing i`ve signed up for RED January ! Always gets me up and out.
Seeing old people running longer than me at the gym :'D and the feeling afterwards.
The cops still got me
Hahaha😂😂
Oh my gosh Im dying mikes1984
You must live in Kenya.
LMFAO!!!!!!!
@@masteroogway334 lol
Buy the most expensive gear. Then pick a hot day right after lunch, just flail your arms wildly, make a lot of noise and yell at people you pass. Also run topless and pour half your water over your head without stopping. And then break down and call an ambulance after 3km and never run again.
Worked perfectly.
Sounds about right! 😂😉
Topless is easy for me even 10 miles in 100 degree weather
Topless....bro they going for running not showing their abs😂😂😂by the way that sounds like whoever will try your advice going to hate even walk
Lmao
North South East...Mr. West
Learning the proper form, so I can run away from my troubles.
That’s the real reason we all run 😂
troubles have a better form , will catch up
Jesus loves you brother and in him you can find forgiveness, freedom and Family. God bless you
Same 😂😂😂
Love it. But you should have said so I can "properly" run away from from my troubles 😉
• Look towards the horizon
• Don't push head too far forward
• Don't tense shoulders
• Elbows close to side, relaxed, don't cross imaginary line
• Pull chest upwards
• Make sure foot lands under the center of gravity
And use gravity.
-Elbows close to side, relaxed, dont cross imaginary line- this is wrong
@@jimmystetler2572 what do you mean? Did I misunderstand what he said at 2:33
@@jimmystetler2572 shush 🤫 your wrong
I really don’t like when people put input about what’s wrong n doesn’t give alternative options
Shushhhhhh
@@mercedesmasong6095 precks
I gotta share this, when you run and start getting out of breath, just think ''this is not out of breath, this is breathing mode b''. This thinking normalizes the harder breathing experienced during cardio, it insanely helped me progress, also try thinking that you are an werewolf after prey or something else you like.
This is such an underrated comment lmao thank you
Unfortunately when you’ve got asthma, it feels like breathing through a straw.
when my foot hits the ground.. do i push with my toes or no? i cant find a single video talking about what happens with the foot after hits the ground.
What a great video. I gonna break this down in a video! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
@@dnegel9546 Whenever you can't find the answer to a question like this, just go and test it yourself and see what works
My running form is reminiscent of a 4 year old running down a steep hill.
Many thanks, been searching for "how to improve my running stride" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Hiymelia Ziyddison Scheme - (search on google ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my mate got amazing success with it.
very efficient
Yes. Rolling it is.
That’s my wife.
Imagine a 10 year old being chased downhill by a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
@@harambeboylol
Simply the best 7 minutes for people who wants to improve his running style. Congrats from italy
First out of 210
I'm here because I've been in my room for so long I have literally forgotten what it looks like when people run
Same lol
Literally 😂
Due to plague, I have only been running on a treadmill in my house for a year. At least it's gotten my head looking forward in good form.
Same, I want to start running but I feel as I have forgotten how to. I feel like I will look like pheobe from friends while running now 😂
To bad some of us sit in school 7 Hours straight, Rest In Peace my posture.
lol, but yeah
For me it’s 8 hours plus travelling to and from school plus homework which in total is about 12 hours
Sit with proper posture then
You probably should’ve spent more time in school. It’s “too” not “to”
@@wipsypap couple times a week...
1:14 Upper body Posture (shoulders relaxed, viewing the horizon or 20m in front)
3:08 Posture (Running tall, angled a bit forward, chest out)
4:43 Landing (Mechanics; Under *your* centre of gravity so either midfoot or front foot - heel strike bad
cool.
ty. so much better than the 7min video
What a great video. I gonna break this down in a video! ❤
this entire video could be 2-2.5 minutes
Wow! I was getting scared at how little progress I was making and how much it hurt while running. After watching this video and correcting just those little things it feels like I can run forever now. Looking back I saw there were so many mistakes I was making and I'm glad I came across this video!
Really glad to hear this - well done!
love you Tom
@@gtn So land on mid foot? And does cushier shoes reduce injury probability like getting hoka Bondi over mach for daily runs?????
1:35 head position
1:55 Shoulder
2:35 Arms
4:23 posture
5:08 Landing
As a former triathlete and sub 3 hour marathoner, the best running style that benefited me was watching a lot of footage of Greg Welch.
I did my running route without stopping for the first time today
Tryna get in shape
I chose an uphill one to push myself lol
Enjoy that but also be careful and listen to ur body. Running up hill is significantly more taxing and can affect posture/ foot landing
@@bossnian5615 your body is the slave, your mind is the owner
@@laydenyump3619 False, the body and mind work off each other. And sometimes the mind pushes itself more than the body can handle. You have to listen to it or pay the price.
@@RainCloudVideos it’s a way of saying that you need to push yourself past your limits
@@laydenyump3619 I know, just think there’s better ways of saying it. I know people who have took that advice way too literally and injured themselves lol
Men be like..." If I don't reach the tree before that car I WILL DIE..."
Omg literally read my mknd
So trueee😂😂😂
LMAO Facts. Or seeing a stranger half a km in front of you and waging the same bet
Exactly 😅 it's happens all the time
My top tip. Do some neck exercises every day morning and night. 3 mins and 6 stretches. You will be amazed what this does to your running posture and how much easier it will "feel" to run faster and more relaxed. Good luck!!!
I’ll start doing this! Good tip
@@SG-qx1fg did it work
@@cruy.8277 did you tried
@@SG-qx1fg are you alive?
He is now running some major marathons, no time to reply. After stretching his neck, he has become a world class runner
I ran I mile on the treadmill with my usual form and my lower back was killing me. I ran another mile with the tips you gave and the pain was 95% gone. Thank you 👍🏾
That's really great to hear! Glad our video was useful to you. Is there anything you'd like to see us cover next? 👀
Out of all the YT vids on running form this is the most accurate , accessible and succinct that I’ve watched
Keep up the great work!
thank you so much for pointing out that heel/midfoot/forefoot striking isn't as important as where the foot lands ie right under your hips. Brigid Kosgei ( female marathon world record holder ) is a heel striker but i've heard she's a decent runner !
O.M.G. I just did these tips for a quick 2 mile run. It felt EFFORTLESS! I think I was doing everything wrong! Thank you, big time!!
Been running in Track since my 8th grade year and I tried changing my form and strategizing my 1600m in my races. Now I'm running 5:12 in the mile 😊
Awesome tips! I've been watching run videos while on my treadmill, and the advice here instantly felt better.
I tried all the techniques tonight, and I was surprised at the increase of speed and the decrease of effort! Amazing tips! 👌💯
The reason I run is for fitness weight loss but mainly for mental health and the energy boost, I also find it amazing that a feel like a car when I run I can pretty much get anywhere in my city not that many minutes behind a car, you literally just glide over the floor when you are at fitness.
thats because redlights. youll never catch bicycle person
Great video! One advice I think people need to be aware of is: be patient and keep working on it, because it takes a lot of time and commitment, bad habits are hard to break. I shaved off more than 30 minutes of my half marathon running time, I'm pretty confident that half of it is just pure fitness but the other half is working on my running technique on and on. The margin looks pretty slim now but I still find stuff to work on like not being too "jumpy" and rolling the feet a bit more.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video, one of the best videos on running form out in youtube. Thank you !
Hey, excellent instructions. The lean and start running idea improved my running form immediately
Im in my mid 50s and got into running last summer slowly increasing the distance over time. Brought my pace down from high 12s to low 10s in 10k + runs. Im aiming to get into the 9s. These videos are helpful. Thanks
I’ve examined some runners running form. Here’s what I noticed.
(Some things may be different for sprinters)
-They strike with the mid-foot
-Relaxed arms that are parallel to the body bent at 90 degree angles
-They run tall
-Your foot should be pushing the ground behind you so you should almost be kicking your butt.
-Don’t try to bounce up when you run it wastes energy
*There’s also nothing wrong with breathing from the mouth, breathing differs from person to person
Very informative , thank you! I will try these improvements today!
I'm learning to run with proper form it made a huge difference when I started applying proper posture given I hunch a lot!
It's crazy how before high school I was never taught basic motor skills, how to have a good form at something, etc
school was good at teaching but when it came to sports they were so bad, we'd not even have enough time to do any exercise because we were somehow "behind schedule"
I'm now a second year high schooler and I'm now extremely fit for my age only being 14
this video has taught me how to run better since my old form was pretty sluggish, thanks man
Thank you very much! I had a good starting point but this helped me fix my form a lot 👍👍
thanks. i'm learning to improve running. showing results in pace
This does me wonder! 🤗
Before I was very exhausted after 2 km, now I can go as far as 5 km -and not that exhausted!
I hope (and I'll try) to be consistent :)
Thank you! ^^
I was supporting my friend run a half marathon at Antrim coast, watched the best of the best runners in the world run so effortlessly, they were at 12km mark and haven't broken a sweat, they were like flying on the ground and it inspired me
This is the best video I have seen on the subject, thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing. I really appreciate it 🥹🙏🏻
thank you for the golden advice. I have also noticed that by varying my runs throughout the week (100m sprints/400m sprints/1 k/2.5k/5k/10k/20k/etc..), my running form has greatly improved compared to what it was before (therefore my performance too). Especially the 400m sprints, they're pure pain, but they work magic on your form.
This was extremely helpful to me, thank you very much.
Thanks for the tips. Very useful. I will try to do the mid foot landing. Thanks 5*
I have been running for 7-years (in-college currently) for fun, but I haven’t joined any extracurricular activities ever in my life. I decided to watch this video to see if I had my running techniques in a bad form. Luckily I was already doing everything in correct form
I dgaf
Super helpful. Thank you my friend!
Thank you Sir for such valuable information 💁♀️ 👍 Great
i am just getting into running and i was told probably 6+ years ago that i run weird.. so now im trying to learn but super self conscious about the way i run, i feel like i run wrong lol thanks!
Since I’m landing on my mid/front foot I do not have headaches any more after running 🎉 still a lot of stamina and strength work to do (especially making my ankles and calves stronger) but this is a start!!!
I rarely comment on stuff, but this Right here helped me out today After running 14 miles prepping for my first half-marathon, on the 7th mile my left knee was hurting so bad. so I stopped and scrolled on youtube for a while and stumbled upon this, right away I tried it and this is effective Af! I kid you not. Try it For better runs thank you so much for this information You are God-sent.
We're so happy that one of our videos has helped you! If you need any more advice we have a few more videos on running form, like this one - czcams.com/video/45utvwXEdG8/video.html Hopefully the knee pain never returns! 💪
Thanks for putting in the effort with the subtitles!
I got good running technique when running fast, however my technique vanishes, as soon as I run slow (zone 1 / 2)... what can i do about that?
Run fast 😂
@@markankone9362 :D
What’s the difference between your slow running and fast running?
@@trbeyond e.g. much lower cadence, much more vertical oscilation, slower ground contact time, heart rate is not much lower compared to running 2min/km faster
Some of that is normal. But I’ve found treadmill hill repeats extremely helpful. You can control incline and duration of hills - you don’t have to go hard or long and you can limit or eliminate downhill time which is hard on the body.
You guys always seem to have such good running form.
Also I have one more to add if that’s ok.
Remember to enjoy the run. Thanks find when I enjoy the run my firm gets more bouncy and efficient dnd fun
Really great video. Can't wait to try this out
Thanks for the content but that intro was so smooth!! Great video 😊
Wow I just learned I can’t even run correctly lol. But needed this hip been hurting since I started running more intense. Thank you very much
Needed reassurance, thanks for the video.
Love this video and all the videos on GTN! Can you guys do a video on how to breathe while running? I find that's where i'm finding I need the biggest help.
Same here
It's been 4 months since u asked
I think u got ur answer from somewhere
Now plizz let us know 😃
The best breathing technique I learnt was breathe in for 4 steps then breathe out for 4 step. In through your nose and out through your mouth. By doing this and copying Greg Welch’ running form I managed to drop my 10 klm time from 42 mins to just over 33 minutes. It’s difficult initially, but worth trying.
Do not tighten or squeeze any muscles when you run as this seriously affects your breathing and running technique. Trying to keep an upright or straight back when you run can result in shallow breathing. Also if you have tight hip flexors (Psoas) it connects to your diaphragm (breathing muscles) so there may be a few reasons.
Thank you!,sometimes i struggle when running to find a good posture until it feels good,but then overtime it became a pain.Will try to do these later!
gotta exercise your back-core.. spending less time off Concrete is said to help with that too
What a great video. I gonna break this down in a video! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Thank you for the excellent video.
Great vid
Can we have a vid on tips for running up hill aswell as down hill??
Appreciate you guys for giving out free coaching.
Great information. I've literally be making all of the mistakes pointed out this far :') Many thanks!
As a running technique coach I teach runners how to lean forward correctly not imagine themselves falling forward. Running upright causes many runners to over bounce. Just a thought
Congratulations and best wishes to all confirmed runners all over the world! Running keeps me happy content and joyful! It's like a daily prayers session and super fantastic well balanced diet! Greetings from Colombo Sri Lanka!🙌😇🌹🌹🌹
I enjoyed the video especially on the discussion of landing forward foot stride starting at 6:00. I would like to have you discuss and opinion on how essential is the other non landing rear foot in running form. Side note where in most cases the heel is almost kicking the glute....does this affect running form
Thank you so much!!
The upper body is what I was looking for thanks
For my running form I always think about my body having a ply-board (meaning the posture and my head always locked in position) and my arms using a small momentum like a metronome but being bent. For a posture think of reaching your arms up to the sky and keeping the body equal apart from reaching position. Breathing in from my nose then exhaling though my mouth. My legs should be light like Bruce Lee does his footwork in beginning of a fight. Using only the fore/mid foot to run.
fck it... soumds pretty cool i screen shot..
what i think is funny is after im tired of running and just walking fast, i get to a hill and my body ultra instincts into what you just described, i destroy the hill, then regret it for two mins
Thanks for this my brother
never thought a video would make me want to run
Just Subscribed cause i liked the Video and the tips you gave :D
about to go on a run after learning that my homie Luis, who rips at skateboarding, also goes on runs! gotta shred as hard as him!
Good luck matte
@@kumarthecowboy thanks man, recently recovering from shoulder surgery after living with a traumatic labral tear for almost 2 years.. should be healed up enough soon to go on runs again!
@@jasonoson_ how's it going?
Definitely gonna help with my half marathon I’m training for 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️
Wish I found this before I hurt myself with what I assume was abysmal running form, thanks for the guide!
When I run, my hands are like holding a chip. My trick to keep me relax. Thanks for this video. I just started back running.
ty
Good location, better tips & the best accent in the world. ❤️
Thank you! I want to start running but when I did I was immediately noticing pain, I realise I have bad running posture and can work on it to keep my body safe :)
Thanks for the video
Out of curiosity
Which part of London did you make the video 🙂
It's no wonder I'm so sore. My form is terrible. Thank you for this. I'll start to adapt this immediately. Cheers 🍻
Glad this video was helpful to you! Let us know how you get on and if you notice any improvements. How often do you run? 👀
@@gtn I will. I walked 12 miles yesterday. Tried to jog some of it and realized I had a lot of problems. This video should help. Thank you again. Cheers 🍻
this is the best Running Form video ever!
Thanks for sharing this. I need to improve my landing style to beat 10km hahaha. New runner here
Thank you very useful 🙏🏻
Glad it was helpful!
love your video!
Thank u!
I just got challenged to do the 'Run 5K, Donate £5 (to NHS)' challenge whilst in quarantine. I've never been a runner, and in fact, I didn't realise how much of a sedentary lifestyle I lived until AFTER I tried to do this challenge. I'm a 26 year old 6ft5 male, weighting 175lbs - I thought I was in decent shape. I went from doing no exercise to running this 5k (rather foolishly). It took me 39m 12s. All my friends completed in 20-25mins. This was the kick up the backside I needed, but enjoyed the run and I'm kind of addicted and want to improve my time!
I'm 6"2 and around 95kg, I can run well for my weight and height, all it takes is practice my friend. also diet, don't eat/drink sugary foods and beverages
Very helpful
Very good video 🤙... we do somewhat believe your form is your form... always trying to improve it is a good thing 😀... Teeter Twins
Thanks for making this easy going video with great advice brother. Have a great day ahead! It's 1045pm and I want to go for a run now 😂😂😂
Now wonder why my shins and ankles hurt so bad, because I was using my fore foot to absorb the impact, I just finished my jog and damn my legs hurts hahahaha, but thanks a lot for the advice next I'll follow these advice to prevent my aching on my body, legs and feet
Great Video!!
Thank you
Great content
there's like this one classmate of mine in school and the way he runs is really cool. idk how he does it but the way i see it he seems like he's just doing it naturally. dunno if he's athletic
Show me
Me running like an ostrich down my neighborhood
😂😂
My brother in law does that. Like Mr Bean 😂
Thanks bro
Cheers bro
Hi,
Last run a question popped up in my head. What do you do with your abs? I somewhat contract them because of controlled breathing. But then I played around for a bit and decided to contract them throughout a run, which was a proper ab workout. Then again, I am afraid that this might lead to muscle overload. So my question, how much should a runner actually contract their core to have perfect form?
As a martial artist, I find my self tensing my fists while running. It’s a habit that I can’t break.
I practiced karate for 6 years and I had a similar issue. What a trainer once told me was to think you are holding some dollar bills in your hand, so you dont want to wrinkle it, but also not drop it
That park looks beautiful! Anyone know where it is?