What is the correct running posture?

Nowadays, people attach great importance to fitness. You can often see people jogging leisurely in parks, on trails, in the early morning or in the evening. Persisting in running can not only strengthen your body, but also consume fat and help you lose weight. And if you can have the correct running posture, the effect will be even better. So, what is the correct running posture?

What is the correct running posture?

The jogging posture should be to look straight ahead with both eyes, keep the body upright, lean forward slightly, and never lean back or swing left or right; relax all the muscles in the body, and move forward with light and slightly bouncy steps; bend the elbows at 60-90 degrees, and swing naturally in parallel to the left and right sides of the body. Breathe naturally, inhale through the nose and exhale through the nose, or inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth. When necessary, breathe through both the nose and the mouth at the same time. When running, the front half of the foot should touch the ground first, and then transition to touching the ground with the entire sole, using the arch of the foot to cushion the force of the ground. When pushing off the ground, use the front half of the foot to exert force, and do not use the entire sole of the foot to touch the ground or exert force at the same time. The sole of the foot should not rub against the ground, otherwise it will increase the resistance to forward movement and easily make the sole of the foot tired.

Warming up before running and cooling down after running

Before running, you should do sufficient warm-up exercises, such as stretching your ligaments and muscles, jogging slowly in place, etc. Especially for those who jog in the morning, since they have just got up and the body has not yet fully moved, it is best to walk briskly for a few hundred meters before running, and then switch to running after fully warming up. Don't stop to rest immediately after running. Instead, continue walking for a few hundred meters. After your whole body is completely relaxed, do some massage or stretching exercises for your waist, abdomen, legs, and arms within your ability.

Choosing a running venue

If possible, try to choose parks, green spaces, campuses and other places with relatively light pollution for running. Because compared to brisk walking, running is a high-intensity exercise, breathing is more rapid, and it is easy to absorb more car exhaust and floating particles in the air.

Only by maintaining the correct posture when running can you protect your body from injury and also make better use of the effects of running. In addition to these, when running, you must pay attention to the time of more than half an hour each time, and pay attention to long-term persistence, so that running can really play a role.