What is the correct way to run?

Nowadays, people pay more attention to the benefits that exercise brings to the body, so many people will do brisk walking, swimming, playing ball, running, climbing and other exercises when they have time. These exercises will not only make your body healthier, but also consume fat in the body, thus helping to lose weight. However, some people often experience leg or foot pain when running due to incorrect posture. So, what is the correct running posture?

1. Land softly

In fact, the correct way should be to land on the heel first, then the sole, and finally the toes. The key is to stretch the knee joints and relax the ankle joints.

2. Pay attention to upper limb movements

People often ignore the swing of their upper limbs when running. Arm swinging means that the upper limbs start from the shoulder joint, pass through the upper arm, forearm, wrist to the hand, and actively swing back and forth. It is often seen that some people are not active in swinging their elbows and hands back and forth when running, and some people have the habit of swinging their arms left and right, which are all non-standard. Upper limb joint movements are easier to improve and modify than lower limb movements. But there's no need to deliberately balance the swing of your arms; just actively swing them back and forth.

3. Pay attention to protecting the knee joint

When running, try to keep your knee movements smooth and continuous. This will make the leg movements smooth, not only making running easier but also avoiding knee sprains.

4. Pay attention to your waist posture

The waist is the central part of the body. When running, the correctness of the waist posture directly affects the running effect. The waist should be stable when running. However, the temperature of the waist does not mean that the waist is stiff and motionless. Compared with the upper and lower limbs, the waist has a very small range of motion and should be twisted naturally.

The purpose of our exercise is to make the body healthier, but incorrect running posture and running method may backfire and cause physical harm. So when running, you must pay attention to the correct method. All parts of the body must be relaxed so that the purpose of exercise can be achieved.