| Description |
xv, 236 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"A Fireside book." |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
ChiRunning Versus Power Running -- ChiRunning: A Revolution in Running -- The Benefits of Running -- Why People Get Injured -- Power Running: No Pain, No Gain -- The "Chi" in ChiRunning -- The Principles of ChiRunning: Moving with Nature -- Cotton and Steel: Gather to Your Center -- Gradual Progress: The Step-by-Step Approach -- The Pyramid: The Small Is Supported by the Large -- Balance in Motion: Equal Balance and Complementary Balance -- Nonidentification: Getting Yourself out of the Way -- The Four Chi-Skills -- Focusing Your Mind -- Body Sensing: High-speed Access -- Breathing: Tapping Into Your Chi -- Relaxation: The Path of Least Resistance -- The Basic Components of Technique -- Posture -- Lean: Gravity-Assisted Running -- Legs and Arms -- Let's Go Running -- Transitioning into and out of Running -- Transitioning into a Run -- Preparing Your Mind -- Preparing Your Body -- Starting Your Run -- Transitioning out of a Run -- Ending a Run -- Cooling Down -- Stretching -- The Postrun Mind -- Program Development: The Process of Growth -- Form, Distance, and Speed: The Three Developmental Stages of the ChiRunning Technique -- Creating a Running Program -- The Well-Rounded Running Program -- Intervals -- LSD Run -- Fun Run -- Hill Run -- Tempo Run -- Program Upgrades: When, How, How Much -- The Beauty of Learning and the Blessing of Challenges -- The Difference Between Productive and Nonproductive Discomfort -- Troubleshooting Your ChiRunning Form: Common Hot Spots -- Special Circumstances: Uphill Running, Downhill Running, Running in New Terrain and Environments, Fatigue, Illness and Running, Buying Shoes, Treadmill Running, Miscellaneous Tips -- Peak Performance and Racing -- Race-Specific Training -- Great Training Tips -- Race-day Tips -- Getting the Most Chi from Your Food -- Principles of ChiRunning Applied to Diet -- Practical Steps for a Healthy Diet -- Running and Weight Loss -- Run as You Live, Live as You Run -- Guidelines for ChiLiving -- Opening New Doors. |
| Subject |
Running -- Training.
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Tai chi.
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Sports injuries -- Prevention.
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| Added Author |
Dreyer, Katherine.
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| Added Title |
Chi running |
| ISBN |
074325144X |
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9780743251440 |
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