FitnessProsBooks.com - ChiRunning DVD: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-free Running
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Manufacturer: FireLight Films
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0855973001000
Feature: run with less injury
Label: FireLight Films
Manufacturer: FireLight Films
Model: 3002
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: FireLight Films
Region Code: 0
Running Time: 56
Studio: FireLight Films
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run with less injury
step-by-step instructions
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Summary: horrrrrid
Comment: The only thing worse than this product is the company that produces it. They will not supply their product to small stores and retailers because they want to corner the market on Amazon so they can charge $40 a DVD! Do people realize it only costs them $3-4 per DVD to manufacturer? Obscene! Don't buy this terrible DVD. these folks are crooks.
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Summary: Changed my life
Comment: I loved running but hated the pain. This book and the method have completely changed my perception. Now running feels good again; like when you were a kid and would run with wild abandon and no effort. Fantastic. I'm 45 and loving it.
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Summary: radically better running technique
Comment: wow... today was amazing. it was my first run after 2 days of watching the chi running dvd. i followed the exercises, and today i put them to use on a hard 10k effort in my neighborhood. felt much more comfortable and relaxed at an effort level that would have "really hurt" before using this technique. i was really skeptical that this could possibly make much of a difference, but it really does, at least for me. if you watch the dvd, go through the exercises a few times, and then run like they say, to me it seems really easy and intuitive to learn. my beat-up legs appreciated the more relaxed running style. i am really looking forward to my next "chi run"!
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Summary: By far the BEST DVD you can buy to improve your running style
Comment: This DVD saved me and has brought back joy to my running. I purchased the book first and while it has excellent info, I'm a visual learner and seeing it on this DVD made all the difference in the world. I'd still recommend you buy the book, but this DVD is all you need to get started.
Results for me have been about a 20 second gain in my average pace for a tempo run I do on fairly regular basis to judge how my training is going. It's also made a significant reduction in the soreness I had been getting in my lower legs and my knees never bother me anymore.
Only reason I did not give it 5 stars is becuase there is still room for improvement in both deeper explanation of more advanced subjects he covers in the book and I think the author could be more lively in his delivery. That said, it really is an excellent tool and the best thing I have found yet on how to run injury free and faster.
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Summary: Not for everyone
Comment: I totally subscribe to the ~concepts~ promoted by Danny with his ChiRunning method. I even worked with a local ChiRunning coach to make sure I was doing everything right...yet, a year later, I'm being treated for leg and ankle pain resulting from a pinched nerve in the lumbar area, directly attributable to using a "leaning" running form, as described in the ChiRunning method. And yes, according to multiple sessions with the ChiRunning coach, I was using the correct form per the method.
I'm now starting Jeff Galloway's run-walk program (see Running: Getting Started and Galloway's Book on Running 2 Ed), which promotes a traditional upright running form, and it's actually helping me heal this low back overuse injury from ChiRunning.
My point of this review is twofold: (1) Not every "method" works for everyone, regardless of how much sense it makes on paper, and (2) to really learn the ChiRunning method, face-to-face instruction is absolutely essential. Alternatively, have someone videotape you as you run, and seriously examine your own form.
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Practiced by thousands of runners, the ChiRunning technique is easy to learn and takes the benefits of running beyond cardiovascular and aerobic by addressing the needs of the whole person; joints and ligaments, body and soul. You'll learn to run using your highly efficient core muscles while relaxing the rest of your body, allowing gravity to do the work instead of your legs. Using principles of T'ai Chi, ChiRunning combines ancient wisdom with modern physics to transform your running experience.
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