I was running this morning in sunny cold weather. A neighbor asked if she could run with me.After a short run,I asked her to run in front of me.I assured her I was watching her run for a reason. A few minuets later,I caught up with her and asked her to watch me run.She saw me running with a good posture,looking straight ahead, I was gliding. My butt was doing the work. My butt was shoving me forward, and I was shoving the world back.
Want to take longer strides? make your butt work harder. I have next to no injuries running. I wear good tennis shoes,but not real expensive ones.Go as I did and get a good arch support to wear in your shoes.My running friend was crashing down on the pavement
with each step. She was landing on her heel. Take longer strides or shorter strides by how far back your butt is. The great writer,"Alexnhicken" wrote you should jump rope with out the rope and see where your feet land.
I run with a marathoner and he runs with no effort ,it as if his feet are not even touching the ground, My toes pull me up hills, always be able to talk while your running,That is your bodies way of saying your fine. Don"t let your arms flop around. Use your arms to rotate back and forth.Go to Military.com and type in stretching,
they use stretches you should use.They also have great workouts you should do. Our soldiers are fit. This site will show you their secrets.
When you run,you need to control your breathing. I hold my breath 5 seconds, (one thousand 1 etc)and let the air out slowly.Many times I try and breathe through my nose.I take a deep breath and can feel the air all the way down to my stomach.
My pulse rate is around 53. I am 64 and swear your "telomere"s" will shorten more slowly. You do know what a "Telomere" is? everyone over 50 should know as much as they can about a Telomere.
My running friend ran for 30 minuets and went home. I want you to start at 20 minuets.Over time, your body will be able to exercise for an hour 5 days a week.
Be sure and stretch after your done running. Go to military.com or have an expert show you how.I would suggest a few sessions with a personal trainer or anyone who knows the subject, to watch you stretch, Do it wrong,you can really hurt yourself
If your stressed,go walk. If you want to only walk,that's fine. Pretend you are walking up in the air on a thin wire string. I don"t want your feet flopping around. Fast walking is just fine if running is not your thing.I have walked with an 85 year old Woman before.
She looked sixty-five and had a blue track suit on and said "come on sonny, I am going to kick your sorry butt. No I will not tell you what happened.