The Japanese niko niko run! I did it for the first time and lasted 3 miles without gasping for air. My heart rate went up a little at the end but I was sweating a lot more than fast walking. My legs are tired by the end but back and hips were fine. It took a lot of patience because I can finish the 3 mile faster if I was to walk fast.
You gain the ability to pay more attention to the subtle elements of what you’re doing, and you learn to adjust your approach to the feedback you get from the environment. You start doing more of what works, and less of what doesn’t
Wow everyone is a critic.....I enjoyed this video and got some good ideas to test. I had to give up running this year due to a back injury and trying to find technique to help start my running program again....most of this makes sense and aligns with other info from various sources. Thanks Carrie.
Thank you for sharing the helpful tips on posture. I have seen far too many injuries from running while serving over 20 years in the military. As a professional bodybuilder carrying a lot of muscle mass and still having to pass the military's physical fitness test and being over 40, I need all the help I can get!
Literally got into pose running and just busted our 3 miles and ive literally not done that in a very long time plus it was less painful. Very happy for this free education on fitness online. Need more of stuff like that
Thank you. This was very helpful. I have a bad back and a bad knee. This looks like it might work for me. Going to start slow (at 90 beats!) and see if I can eventually pick up my stride.
This is just superb, I've been looking for "learning powerful methods to build your Chi energy" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Fellmeroni Rudimentary Chi - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my partner got cool results with it.
I can and will go out now and try these amazing both techniques, posture and cadence, damm, I already feel running with that alignment, whoa, thank you!!
Haha yea, I believe every Kenian do this too. This technique is also called Natural Running. Just take off your shoes and run. You will do it automatically because it is what our legs are designed to. Remember the movement you do and copy it with shoes, finished. You will feel like a running cat but get a lot of soar calves in the beginning because you absorb the shocks with your calves (forefoot strike) rather than with you shins (heel strike).
I do sprinting with L4/5 S1 disc herniation and hip osteoarthritis. I am in my mid fifties (and loving it!). Just learn to strengthen core, do resistance work, run bare feet often, and find your threshold and adapt your style to take the load off injured areas. This is instruction overkill with some technically correct points.
There are some interesting points made in the video which are especially useful for those of us over 70. Apart from the irritating opening music, I did not find the accompanying track too intrusive thereafter. It was a somewhat amusing fail when the coach tried to explain Tai Chi, and then grinding to halt. Tumbleweed moment. There are more recent videos posted about Slow Running which are worth checking out. Anyway, I feel a lot better about my shuffling and plodding now! Whatever your own level, enjoy the fresh air and the freedom.
10 years after this video was posted, it is still very relevant with the recent situation especially when the pandemic hit all over the world and people need to do suitable exercise that they can do it alone anywhere and anytime in a relax way
There is a lot of defensiveness over here. Yes it is funny that people aren't familiar with proper running technique but I was one of them as well. Apparently I always used to push the ground away on impact, which is an unnecessary movement. To make it even worse I also used a heel strike which caused horrible tension. The idea of actually lifting your feet up and landing neutral or mid foot and let gravity pull you forward or backwards made a complete difference for me. I do have to clarify that I'm not a runner but this sure help on cardio days on the treadmill. To compensate for the forward lean I use an incline of about 5%, or more whenever I feel like it. Oh and instead of using a metronome to drive you insane, just count triplets and whenever you get the feel for the cadence it will become natural.
This is very new to me and recommendations from Ben parks running. Really good to learn this as I waste a lot of energy. Music in b.ground terrible!! But thankfully can follow video
Why the annoying, distracting background music, which makes it hard to hear, concentrate and really understand the technique being explained here. Very annoying, especially since the content seems well explained and taught. I certainly don't learn well with all that noise going on.
I don't get the hands on hip and chest and head and pelvic shake. But I like the part about speed and strides. I run with wide stride to increase speed.
I'm not sure about this technique, but I think it's like a flat landing, if you run on only the balls of the foot, you wouldn't last long. I think the point is that most joggers hit the ground with their heel and that's not the way for this practice. If you google slow jogging you will see a video of a Japanese man showing a lady how to do that (similar to this) and the video shows how joggers tend to hit the balls of their feet (which might be ok for running fast, but not for slow). I hope I didn't confuse you more, lol
Alice Wonderland awesome reply...so I use flat foot for all my runs and use balls of the foot only for uphills. Anyway I have booked a ChiRunning workshop in London now, will learn more
"What does Chi Running have to do with Tai Chi?" The theory of balance - working with forces instead of against them is basic to Tai Chi. There are Yin Yang principles in this method too.It is my observation as a TC teacher that most adults do not move with ease or efficiently at all.
I have a question. Can you chi run in any kind of running shoe? I just bought new running shoes like 2 weeks ago and of course they are expensive for my college budget. They have a lot of cushioning and a little bit of arch support. Is that okay? The guy in the video looked like he had shoes with a lot of support as well
+Sophia Kopasakis good point. Everybody feet are in different shape. I would recommend all future readers of your post to try this. Get a tennis ball. Pick it up with your toes. Once, after weeks or months of training, one's foot and toes can grasp the tennis ball, you end up with very strong, resilient, flexible feet. I was told by a foot doctor there is no known way to strengthen the foot, and then He immediately encourage me to purchase one of his arch support inserts. Well, you can exercise your feet, like you can with your hands. And you can make them stronger. And this is just one of many exercises to achieve that aim. Best Regards...Mr.P.
+MrPanetela Thank you for your advice. That Doctor is definitely wrong because I have been strengthening my feet since I first posted this and now my feet are incredibly strong. They are so much more stronger than before that I never ever have foot pain now....but that might be because I converted to another cardio-endurance sport that has no impact.
I see when you demonstrate your grounded foot goes back while your raised foot goes forward like all runners do. Can anyone show how the body is straight aligned?
More like "overthinking it running." My dog doesn't think about 10 different things when he runs (or before he runs). He runs without thinking. I didn't know that Tai Chi was so far from zen.
Christopher W It's like driving a standard....lots to think about when you first start doing it. It will become more natural when you practice it and get use to it.
A real Chinese Tai Chi instructor makes you do a simplified version of something (just watch and do, very little talking) for days or months until you get it right. For this, they may make you balance something like a book on your head when you are home everyday. Western instructors spends a lot of time talking about how to do it and why this and that, but then when you are doing it you are thinking too much and can't get it right.
Man I've been doing this for years and then some guy comes up and puts a tm to it FFS! He is only the originator of the name chirunning but not the actual method which is good what he did, just shows you can market anything, wow!
In what way is it more efficient to maintain a stride rate of 90, rather than maintaining a 'natural' stride length and changing stride rate? Also, is 90 a random number chosen for some sort of aesthetic reason, or is there some biomechanical reason for this number?
I was really engaged with the vid, and eager to learn more, but at 2:09 the intolerable "music" started- in what fantasy world does this add to the vid? PLEASE repost with the awful music removed, thanks!
The background music that starts when he starts explaining round 2:10 is distracting and annoying. I cannot hear his words well. and it distracts. No music was necessary I think.
@@pauld3327 I'm not going to re-watch the video, and I have no idea what pissed me off when I watched it six years ago. To answer your question, nothing. If this helps people, then I'm glad for that. I'm going to edit my comment.
I had to skim through the video a second time to hear the music. I didn't notice it at all the first time. When I skimmed through it I had to try and hear it. the music didn't bother me at all. Must have been listening to what they had to say.
Mi punto es que toda esta información te la barniza como un sistema, siendo que desde hace décadas está en otors libros. No digo que no funcione, mi argumentación va a tratarlo como una "aportación" siendo que es un refrito y no lo establezca así
This technique could be incorporated into traditional running - there's some good stuff in here. Yes, if you just did Chi running you'll like Goofy doing the Disney shuffle, and yes, other people will probably giggle, but applying some of the mechanics into traditional running could be really positive (and you'd look less Goofy-like).
The repetitious aligning handwork is just ridiculous and stupid ;-) just keep straight, lean forward and keep high cadence, what a mysterious magic with the registered trademark :P omg
+Filip Haman when one learns to play the piano the way professional play, you need to perform such things with correct positioning of the limbs and body. Once they are subconsciously mastered, you can perform at a higher level because of them. You seem to have a self conscious problem, and that may very well be the real problem holding you back from actually testing this program to see if it suits your needs.
+Kovalenko both you and King Alfred missed the very precise exact instructions of body alignment. You both missed the fact that Carrie is ultra ChiCute. How did you both manage to miss that?
Doesn't work if you don't stick you finger in your belly button. There is a secret energy buzzer that activates the glutes....aka also known as pelvic tilt
After 9 years observed, follow others video until famous recently in Japanese name Niko Niko run but in A lot happy smile. One question really makes me wonder........ why am I seeing chi breathing not involve in chi running? Or could be my mistake made wrong comparison to Asian style Chi-Run.
I do a lot of bodywork and regular runners ALWAYS have locked up quads, no glutes, very tight erector spinae muscles and tight hamstrings which leads me to conclude it is never good for your body. The locked up quads and erector spinae muscles cause a lot of jarring to the spine and in time degeneration. I know the runners are addicted to the endorphin's and don't care but be prepared for an old age with a busted up body or just walk.
+Steve Lockhart Military are required to test annually (or bi-annually, depending on how well you do) and we have to be able to run constantly for 20 years in order to make a career out of it.
Steve Lockhart but thebrunning is a necessity, i mean you dont want soldiers who arent in peak physical condition unable to run and sprint during combat, slow means easy targets and speed is essential in gaining the upper hand in an engagement
she's so gracious to listen so attentively and respectfully as an Olympian
The Japanese niko niko run! I did it for the first time and lasted 3 miles without gasping for air. My heart rate went up a little at the end but I was sweating a lot more than fast walking. My legs are tired by the end but back and hips were fine. It took a lot of patience because I can finish the 3 mile faster if I was to walk fast.
I also enjoy niko niko
You gain the ability to pay more attention to the subtle elements of what you’re
doing, and you learn to adjust your approach to the feedback you get from the environment.
You start doing more of what works, and less of what doesn’t
Very interesting - I tried it, less impact, smoother and easier to run distances... thanks... :) Alaskan runner :)
Wow everyone is a critic.....I enjoyed this video and got some good ideas to test. I had to give up running this year due to a back injury and trying to find technique to help start my running program again....most of this makes sense and aligns with other info from various sources. Thanks Carrie.
Good intro to Chi running. It has helped me a lot, though I am still a noob at it. My knee pain is gone and I feel stronger during and after a run.
Wonder how you’re doing 10 years later..?
Thank you for sharing the helpful tips on posture. I have seen far too many injuries from running while serving over 20 years in the military. As a professional bodybuilder carrying a lot of muscle mass and still having to pass the military's physical fitness test and being over 40, I need all the help I can get!
Literally got into pose running and just busted our 3 miles and ive literally not done that in a very long time plus it was less painful. Very happy for this free education on fitness online. Need more of stuff like that
Whats with all the negative comments, all he is doing is showing that there is an alternative to heel strike running
The music from what I read
@@wfloes5420 I was so focused on the instructions I never heard the music! Wow
Everyone knows there's are alternatives to heel strike running - fore-foot and mid-foot strike running. Chi running is just a pointless gimmick.
@@mmcarberry the ending has a loud gong like sound but during i was so focused it didn’t bother me, but that gong though
This is the perfect video to explain chi running to beginners
Thank you. This was very helpful. I have a bad back and a bad knee. This looks like it might work for me. Going to start slow (at 90 beats!) and see if I can eventually pick up my stride.
lose the background music when giving instructions!
This is just superb, I've been looking for "learning powerful methods to build your Chi energy" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Fellmeroni Rudimentary Chi - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my partner got cool results with it.
I will isolate that music and remove it if I have time later ;)
I can and will go out now and try these amazing both techniques, posture and cadence, damm, I already feel running with that alignment, whoa, thank you!!
Haha yea, I believe every Kenian do this too. This technique is also called Natural Running. Just take off your shoes and run. You will do it automatically because it is what our legs are designed to. Remember the movement you do and copy it with shoes, finished. You will feel like a running cat but get a lot of soar calves in the beginning because you absorb the shocks with your calves (forefoot strike) rather than with you shins (heel strike).
I do sprinting with L4/5 S1 disc herniation and hip osteoarthritis. I am in my mid fifties (and loving it!). Just learn to strengthen core, do resistance work, run bare feet often, and find your threshold and adapt your style to take the load off injured areas. This is instruction overkill with some technically correct points.
There are some interesting points made in the video which are especially useful for those of us over 70. Apart from the irritating opening music, I did not find the accompanying track too intrusive thereafter. It was a somewhat amusing fail when the coach tried to explain Tai Chi, and then grinding to halt. Tumbleweed moment. There are more recent videos posted about Slow Running which are worth checking out. Anyway, I feel a lot better about my shuffling and plodding now! Whatever your own level, enjoy the fresh air and the freedom.
10 years after this video was posted, it is still very relevant with the recent situation especially when the pandemic hit all over the world and people need to do suitable exercise that they can do it alone anywhere and anytime in a relax way
I cannot run 7 steps without gasping for air. I’m going to try this. The metronome sounds sensible as I have add and anxiety.
Well, he is right about the 90 strides, or 180 foot touches per minute. That is good advice.
There is a lot of defensiveness over here. Yes it is funny that people aren't familiar with proper running technique but I was one of them as well.
Apparently I always used to push the ground away on impact, which is an unnecessary movement. To make it even worse I also used a heel strike which caused horrible tension.
The idea of actually lifting your feet up and landing neutral or mid foot and let gravity pull you forward or backwards made a complete difference for me. I do have to clarify that I'm not a runner but this sure help on cardio days on the treadmill.
To compensate for the forward lean I use an incline of about 5%, or more whenever I feel like it.
Oh and instead of using a metronome to drive you insane, just count triplets and whenever you get the feel for the cadence it will become natural.
This is very new to me and recommendations from Ben parks running. Really good to learn this as I waste a lot of energy.
Music in b.ground terrible!!
But thankfully can follow video
Why the annoying, distracting background music, which makes it hard to hear, concentrate and really understand the technique being explained here. Very annoying, especially since the content seems well explained and taught. I certainly don't learn well with all that noise going on.
I agree I already have a millennial attention span the music doesn’t help
I have to reply because your comment IS annoying. I hope in this 8 years you learned a little bit about giving feedback and being thankful.
I have taught pilates for decades and appreciate the carry over
Is there any way to switch off the background music, so the chap is more audible?
The principles are still valid, but the techniques have been simplified...And chi Running is still very, very effective.
Hello, where is it possible to find the simplified techniques?
My English is not so good, but the video was together with a dictionary very very helpful!! Thank you very much and kind regards from Austria!!
Music is annoying we can barely hear the instructions.
Music in first 1/2 is distracting and inharmonious.
Glad to see this being taught......I have the books but never did the practices.
I don't get the hands on hip and chest and head and pelvic shake. But I like the part about speed and strides. I run with wide stride to increase speed.
Chi walking should start me off, everything that was said seems to make sense. thanks
I just love the fact that college punk is playing in the background.
Great tips
Annoying music
Thanks overall.
Great music
oh I get it now, to run, put one foot IN FRONT of the other - of course - oh and lean forward - brilliant! Thanks!
Barefoot and chi running. C'est ce que je vais essayer en summer. Enjoy running even im a beginner. TRY on sunday. Have nice sunday too. Anni Florence
Can someone with Bunion use Chí Running?
Wildcat High School Musical? Where is it? I've thought it's just an imagination high school for many year
So you land or strike always on the balls of the foot ? As you demonstrated ? It appears as if you were striking on front foot
The pads right behind your toes is called the ball of your foot, as opposed to the heel (the back rounded area). hope that helps
Alice Wonderland so landing on the balls of the foot is correct or landing on the midfoot (flat landing) ?
I'm not sure about this technique, but I think it's like a flat landing, if you run on only the balls of the foot, you wouldn't last long. I think the point is that most joggers hit the ground with their heel and that's not the way for this practice. If you google slow jogging you will see a video of a Japanese man showing a lady how to do that (similar to this) and the video shows how joggers tend to hit the balls of their feet (which might be ok for running fast, but not for slow). I hope I didn't confuse you more, lol
Alice Wonderland awesome reply...so I use flat foot for all my runs and use balls of the foot only for uphills. Anyway I have booked a ChiRunning workshop in London now, will learn more
Instructors mic is too low and that annoying background music makes it hard to hear him.
"What does Chi Running have to do with Tai Chi?" The theory of balance - working with forces instead of against them is basic to Tai Chi. There are Yin Yang principles in this method too.It is my observation as a TC teacher that most adults do not move with ease or efficiently at all.
Great video.
At 9:53--Yes, when you are 90 will will definitely shuffle like that.
Hi this idea is great where it came from?
Great video!
Hmmmm, I will give it a try!
I have a question. Can you chi run in any kind of running shoe? I just bought new running shoes like 2 weeks ago and of course they are expensive for my college budget. They have a lot of cushioning and a little bit of arch support. Is that okay? The guy in the video looked like he had shoes with a lot of support as well
Too late, I have been chi running in normal running shoes for 3 months now and I feel great!
You can improve your technique in any shoe, but chances are you will want less and less on your feet the better you get
I'll work more minimally when my current running shoes are worn out
+Sophia Kopasakis good point. Everybody feet are in different shape. I would recommend all future readers of your post to try this. Get a tennis ball. Pick it up with your toes. Once, after weeks or months of training, one's foot and toes can grasp the tennis ball, you end up with very strong, resilient, flexible feet. I was told by a foot doctor there is no known way to strengthen the foot, and then He immediately encourage me to purchase one of his arch support inserts. Well, you can exercise your feet, like you can with your hands. And you can make them stronger. And this is just one of many exercises to achieve that aim. Best Regards...Mr.P.
+MrPanetela Thank you for your advice. That Doctor is definitely wrong because I have been strengthening my feet since I first posted this and now my feet are incredibly strong. They are so much more stronger than before that I never ever have foot pain now....but that might be because I converted to another cardio-endurance sport that has no impact.
I see when you demonstrate your grounded foot goes back while your raised foot goes forward like all runners do. Can anyone show how the body is straight aligned?
This help to run faster?
Thank you.. Awesome...
Pourrais_je avoir une vidéo traduit en français.
Music for Chi running ???
More like "overthinking it running." My dog doesn't think about 10 different things when he runs (or before he runs). He runs without thinking. I didn't know that Tai Chi was so far from zen.
yeah, just another fad lol
Christopher W It's like driving a standard....lots to think about when you first start doing it. It will become more natural when you practice it and get use to it.
A real Chinese Tai Chi instructor makes you do a simplified version of something (just watch and do, very little talking) for days or months until you get it right. For this, they may make you balance something like a book on your head when you are home everyday. Western instructors spends a lot of time talking about how to do it and why this and that, but then when you are doing it you are thinking too much and can't get it right.
I agree with you entirely.
Man I've been doing this for years and then some guy comes up and puts a tm to it FFS!
He is only the originator of the name chirunning but not the actual method which is good what he did, just shows you can market anything, wow!
He's not the originator. He refers to Danny Dreper who wrote a book about it.
yo compre el libro, lo estoy aplicando y la verdad que es bastante efectivo, te invito a que lo pruebes.
Can you combine this with Naruto running ?
Very educational. Thanks!
Is this the same as military Double March?
I think practising thai chi for 10 mins a day would be just as beneficial
you could just actually go first into a good upright posture then lean forward and go.
Like the video, the background music is annoying.
+Caroline de Bruin very interesting comment, what would you suggest?
@@MrPanetela "No fucking music while saying anything useful" is the main suggestion here.
I thought this was going to be how a samurai runs with his arms back.
In what way is it more efficient to maintain a stride rate of 90, rather than maintaining a 'natural' stride length and changing stride rate? Also, is 90 a random number chosen for some sort of aesthetic reason, or is there some biomechanical reason for this number?
Its the numeric count that Jack Daniels discovered with the best runners. They have high footstrike speed and high reach. So start with strike
this is tai chi, this is wing chun, etc... this is a basic stance for using power of the body weigth in strike
I was really engaged with the vid, and eager to learn more, but at 2:09 the intolerable "music" started- in what fantasy world does this add to the vid? PLEASE repost with the awful music removed, thanks!
I feel like I am bouncing more than I'm supposed to when I try this. Is this normal?
I can’t believe no one answered you in 8 years I’m wondering the same thing guess I’ll be waiting forever lol
I think push ups bild momentim forerd lower pack pull ups stabilize the body
Toda la razón, es solo una aportacion, no es nuevo. Saludos :D
The background music that starts when he starts explaining round 2:10 is distracting and annoying. I cannot hear his words well. and it distracts. No music was necessary I think.
Hope this has helped some folks.
+MrSlingdad XD
thekenner Q
What's wrong with teaching people not to overstride and not to heel-strike ?
@@pauld3327 I'm not going to re-watch the video, and I have no idea what pissed me off when I watched it six years ago. To answer your question, nothing. If this helps people, then I'm glad for that. I'm going to edit my comment.
@@thekenner Thanks for your response. I'm pretty sure this vidéo has helped some folks 😀
Why music when someone is speaking?
great guy great stuff ty
Liked it, but hate to say that the music was irritating. But learned a lot! Thanks!
I had to skim through the video a second time to hear the music. I didn't notice it at all the first time. When I skimmed through it I had to try and hear it. the music didn't bother me at all. Must have been listening to what they had to say.
2:00
Very nice demo, can you show more footage of the side when running please.
Mi punto es que toda esta información te la barniza como un sistema, siendo que desde hace décadas está en otors libros. No digo que no funcione, mi argumentación va a tratarlo como una "aportación" siendo que es un refrito y no lo establezca así
very little running in this running video.
I saw a man running like this today and did a bit of research to find out what he was doing..
This looks like an extension of Newton running tutorial...
XD
This technique could be incorporated into traditional running - there's some good stuff in here. Yes, if you just did Chi running you'll like Goofy doing the Disney shuffle, and yes, other people will probably giggle, but applying some of the mechanics into traditional running could be really positive (and you'd look less Goofy-like).
I just started to take chirunning lessons, but im having some difficulty with my legs (setting pass and movement)
Did I miss the running.....?
The repetitious aligning handwork is just ridiculous and stupid ;-) just keep straight, lean forward and keep high cadence, what a mysterious magic with the registered trademark :P omg
+Filip Haman when one learns to play the piano the way professional play, you need to perform such things with correct positioning of the limbs and body. Once they are subconsciously mastered, you can perform at a higher level because of them. You seem to have a self conscious problem, and that may very well be the real problem holding you back from actually testing this program to see if it suits your needs.
Yeah, no runner ever got injured coz it's so easy...
Wish he would take his cap off...
+Kovalenko both you and King Alfred missed the very precise exact instructions of body alignment. You both missed the fact that Carrie is ultra ChiCute. How did you both manage to miss that?
ChiRunning!!!
make the music stop!
Doesn't work if you don't stick you finger in your belly button. There is a secret energy buzzer that activates the glutes....aka also known as pelvic tilt
After 9 years observed, follow others video until famous recently in Japanese name Niko Niko run but in A lot happy smile.
One question really makes me wonder........
why am I seeing chi breathing not involve in chi running? Or could be my mistake made wrong comparison to Asian style Chi-Run.
It works..
chi running? pls.
literally this is proper running form just add name and bang it new thing
As someone who is trying to get into proper running and doesn't know where good resources are, I apreciate it
this is systema.
Watch from india
running....it’s called running!
Ok try some of it
Safer less abusive way to get cardio
Oh my goodness that background music! I could barely hear what he was saying. :(
Dude, this music feels like a practical joke. Get rid of it!!!
This chi ting is too complicated, slow jogging is more simple and easy to practice than this one
I do a lot of bodywork and regular runners ALWAYS have locked up quads, no glutes, very tight erector spinae muscles and tight hamstrings which leads me to conclude it is never good for your body. The locked up quads and erector spinae muscles cause a lot of jarring to the spine and in time degeneration. I know the runners are addicted to the endorphin's and don't care but be prepared for an old age with a busted up body or just walk.
+Steve Lockhart Military are required to test annually (or bi-annually, depending on how well you do) and we have to be able to run constantly for 20 years in order to make a career out of it.
+an Gaidheal The Military have a lot of injuries and drop outs from body breakdowns eh?
+Steve Lockhart more job related than fitness related
Steve Lockhart but thebrunning is a necessity, i mean you dont want soldiers who arent in peak physical condition unable to run and sprint during combat, slow means easy targets and speed is essential in gaining the upper hand in an engagement
No you don't but there are smarter ways to get them there without them breaking down.
Her posture is better than his.