ChiRunning: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running

Original product which is rare amongst books these days. Introduces you to a revolutionary form of running, one successfully used by thousands arounds the globe. A month into practicing it, feeling the change already.

Awesome book . I have never really been easily susceptible to external influences but This method is really powerful and has much influenced me. This book along with Born to Run really cements the theory of Man as a running ( not racing) machine.Lays bare the simplicity of running .Invokes and supports desires for a lifetime of running. Due to its cautious nature , the underlying themes are Enjoying your Running and Sustainability , so I suspect that it may not have a very big fan following amongst compulsive racers!

Good book for understanding the basics and proper way of running . Good read

Great book Must for those who love running

Great book!

Myth buster!!!

Very expensive for a book from 2004 (revised in 2009). No doubt Chi running can still be an eye opener for many, nevertheless much has happened since 2004 and many of the principles are today incorporated into most new ideas of running form and techniques. So the book is a history class of where it all began and still relevant today as it was in 2004 - however you would expect a book like this to be priced in the 100' not 1000'

Very good book with simple techniques to increase speed, stamina, & endurance in running. A must read for all runners.

"気"ランニングというタイトルで日本語版も出てますが、こちらはその改訂版(2009年)です。読者からのフィードバックを反映して大幅に内容を改訂しているようです。体の部位等の専門用語が幾つか出てくるのを除けば、読みやすい内容です。 「画期的」かどうかはともかく、ケガをしないランニング法について、フォームに重点を置いて書かれています。 -骨盤を起こし、頭頂〜肩〜腰〜踝まで一直線の姿勢を作る (この姿勢作りの説明に20ページ以上割いています) -その状態のままわずかに前傾し、重力の助けを借りて推進力を得る -足首を脱力し、体の重心より後でMidfoot着地 -下肢は回すだけ。踵をはがすイメージで持ち上げる。つま先で蹴らない -ピッチは170〜180歩/min(結構速いですが…ロードバイクの最適ケイデンスと同等) …など。 試してみると、確かにふくらはぎ・すね・足首周りの筋肉や腱への負担が減り、ほとんど筋肉痛になりません。ただ、かなり速いピッチになるのでそちらのほうがしんどいです。これに関しては｢時間をかけて徐々に慣らしていくこと｣が大事だそうです。 考え方は｢体幹ランニング｣や｢非常識メソッド｣にも通じる内容だと思いますが、効率の良いフォームを身につけていく上で意識するべきことがより丁寧に書かれているように思います。 この方法を取り入れることで、最初は一時的にタイムが落ちるかも知れないが、時間を掛けて体に馴染ませていくことで効率の良いケガしないランニングフォームが身につくとのこと。 まだ始めて一ヶ月なので★４ですが、半年くらい続けて良い結果が出ればまた評価を見直そうと思います。

Um livro excelente, um dos poucos que recomendo a qualquer corredor. É meio filosófico, e tal, mas ensina muito bem a ter uma técnica de corrida menos lesiva e mais eficiente.

Dreyer's approach is to apply the teachings of Tai Chi to running. He teaches about four skills: focusing your mind, Body sensing (high speed access), breathing (tapping into your chi), and relaxation (the path of least resistance). The idea of body sensing and thinking about posture, as well as relaxing, has already started working well for me. For several years I have needed a lot of walk breaks when I've been out running. In the past year I have lost a lot of weight and I'm sure that has helped a lot, but even after losing the weight, I found myself out of breath very quickly and still taking a lot of walk breaks. Since I've been focusing on my posture and maintaining a relaxed state I have not had to take any walk breaks at all. That is very exciting to me. I started adding miles to my long runs and I've found that I still need to work on my endurance, but I have been able to control my breathing and continue running even when my body has started getting tired. That is a huge change for me and is plenty enough reason for me to be excited about this book. The book has chapters on injuries; how to prevent them and what to do if you are injured. I think most runners at one time or another have dealt with some kind of running injury, so that chapter is well worth the read. I have been very fortunate over the years, having had only one serious running injury in over 30 years of running, but I still will apply these ideas to ensure my continued good luck. There is also a chapter on diet and nutrition, in general. He gives advice that is good, I'm sure. I believe Dreyer, but I'm not changing. I'm not giving up my coffee. I'm just not. That doesn't mean I think Dreyer is wrong; I just think his suggestion is a bit unrealistic for most of us. But if you follow his advice I'm sure you will get amazing results. You definitely will not hurt yourself. I really like this book. It has already helped my running a lot just since I started reading, and it is written so that it is easy to follow and understand. It would be great for a beginning runner or an intermediate runner hoping to improve, but I think even an elite runner would find it useful.

I read about this book many places and am glad I got it. It introduced me to the idea of running with a central column leaving the arms and legs loose - using the image of a cheetah who moves his core body forward using his legs lightly. It is based on the principles of Tai Chi. There is breath work that I have read elsewhere however seeing the date of this publication, he said it first. Really worth reading since it is so different than most of the running books around with ideas geometrically opposed. Rather the strength and force, lightness. Worth reading whether you agree or not just to think about the ideas. It helps me with my running by reducing my "perceived effort level". I also bought Chi Marathon. I do not plan to do a marathon, the ideas are similar carried a bit further as they have learned over time. This one is enough unless you are obsessive like me and need to read ALL the info.

it is a manual more than a good read book, still absorbing