Correct running form on a treadmill

Running is a common form of exercise for us. However, many people may not have been running for more than ten years or even decades and do not know what the correct running posture is! Of course, as technology evolved, the treadmill came into being. So what are the correct running postures on a treadmill? Let’s take a look at it below.

Keep your back straight and your upper body in a straight line

When running, you need to straighten your torso, keep your back comfortably straight, and always maintain your "running height" while running. Keep your head, neck and back in a straight line, look straight ahead, don't lower your head or look back and forth, this determines your running efficiency. Some enthusiasts, especially teenagers, like to shake their bodies left and right while running, thinking that this makes running more exciting. In fact, this not only increases unnecessary physical energy consumption, but also destroys the linearity of running. In order to attract customers, some gyms install TVs in front of treadmills for fitness enthusiasts to watch. As the saying goes, "you can't do two things at once", this will make fitness enthusiasts look up and reduce safety.

Keep your shoulders and arms relaxed

Keep your upper body in the right position; your shoulders are key. Although running is an exercise for the lower body, the movement of the arms is not dispensable. The swinging of your arms back and forth can give you the power to move forward. The best posture is to relax your shoulders and let them hang naturally. Your shoulders should also be kept horizontal when running, your arms should be slightly bent naturally, your hands should be half-clenched, and your arms should swing back and forth as much as possible with your steps. When you feel tired from running, be careful not to shrug your shoulders. You can shake your shoulders and relax.

Keep your buttocks tight and your legs lifted moderately

The buttocks are the center of body strength and the strongest muscle in the human body. By maintaining a correct body posture, the buttocks can be highly tense, giving the body a continuous forward momentum. If you hunch forward or lean too far forward while running, your pelvis will also tilt forward, which will put pressure on the lower back.

For fitness running enthusiasts, leg lifting should be moderate. Do not blindly pursue stride length and frequency. You should choose a suitable stride length and try to make each foot land directly under the body. When people first start running to exercise, they always like to increase their stride length to improve the exercise effect. In fact, increasing the stride length will inevitably result in a longer air time, greater fluctuations in the center of gravity, and heavier landing force, which will increase the vibration of the human body and cause unnecessary harm over time.

The foot should land correctly

When running, the landing of your feet is particularly important. You should land on your heels and the middle of your feet, then quickly roll your feet forward, and then push off the ground with the forefoot. The sound when your feet land on the ground should not be too loud, but should be light and elastic.

Many people are accustomed to landing with the entire sole of the foot when running. In fact, this landing method is not scientific. Since there is no cushioning when landing, it brings a great impact on the body, especially when running on hard surfaces such as asphalt roads. Be careful not to turn your feet inward or outward. If your feet land on the ground with your feet turned inward or outward when running, the knees and toes cannot remain in the same direction, which will increase the burden on the knee joint, and easily cause damage to the knee joint and other parts in the long run.

Although running is common, its requirements are not that simple. If the running posture is not correct, it will affect our physical health and destroy the desired fitness effect. Today’s expert analysis is detailed and thorough, and I hope everyone can seriously understand the knowledge contained therein. At the same time, you can also correct your running posture according to the experts' advice.