RUNNING ENGINEER

Teaching and Learning MOVEment

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:43:48 +0000

The VIVOBAREFOOT approach is an international gold standard in barefoot coaching created by Lee Saxby. Become a better, less injury prone runner and benefit from an assessment of your foots bio-mechanical function, slow motion video analysis and a presentation on the very latest discoveries in the field of MOVEment. You do not need to run without [...]

The Barefoot Squat

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:40:07 +0000

Have we learnt how to build muscle at the expense of remembering how to MOVE? What is uncivil in modern society is the way folk are walking around with muted hips, like non-human primates. This is MOVEment for a civilised people….VIVOBAREFOOT!

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Teaching and Learning MOVEment

admin — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:51:45 +0000

Avoid disappointment :O)

The VIVOBAREFOOT approach is an international gold standard in barefoot coaching created by Lee Saxby.

Pre-reading for services (barefoot running is not forefoot landing): ….BAREFOOT RUNNING by Lee Saxby

Born to run….meant to MOVE

BUT(T)?

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BareFoot Science

admin — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:22:53 +0000

Movement Science behind the Lieberman and Saxby approach explains Natural Movement

the latest thinking

admin — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:22:30 +0000

the truth has no hidden links, enjoy the journey…

http://www.sportsscientists.com/2011/06/barefoot-running-shoes-and-born-to-run.html

Brilliantly Dangerous

admin — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:27:51 +0000

“The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.” Alfred Adler.

See some BADWATER joyful running and learn a whole lot about the need for exuberant danger. Fear and Fun in balance:

In his landmark book ‘The Wisdom of [...]

Power of the POSE

admin — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:30:07 +0000

True movement is simple and efficient, there are 5 POSE’s in ballet. There is one POSE in Running.

Adopting these 5 POSE’s daily is all that some experienced ballet dancers do. It’s great training for running and life in general, think of the POSE then desire the POSE then adopt each of these simple [...]

Balance

admin — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:28:31 +0000

What’s balance got to do with movement? Only Everything! In addition to the obvious benefits of better balance for human movement consider that the original symbol of balance, Yin Yang, has it’s roots in movement:

“It is no secret that muscle strength is necessary in running to provide for the body’s ability to interact [...]

For elastic movement flex, swing and hang.

admin — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 09:12:44 +0000

You’re only as old as your joints are, save your money on Glucosamine supplements and instead protect your joints by moving naturally.

Flexibility to joints is like air to your lungs. The moving joints of your body were meant to move and keep moving. If we limit our joints’ opportunity to flex [...]

Elastic energy is more powerful than muscle in POSE running

admin — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:00:43 +0000

Simple connections of elastic power can help yield an efficiency gain of 50%. Most runners do not leverage this free force yet it accounts for more power in running than muscle use.

J. Zool., Lond. (1975) 177, 265-303

The mechanics of hopping by kangaroos (Macropodidae)

R. McN. ALEXANDEARN [...]