BALANCED N MOTION

Running Without Your Legs

As a Certified Chi Running Instructor I sometimes get asked how it is possible to run without using legs for propulsion. The answer lies in the balanced lean that is held in place by our core muscles engagement. Attached are four great exercises to help develop strong core muscles for minimal leg usage.

Four core strengthening exercises to improve your running.

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Running with pain in your knees, hips, and/or back can make you want give up running. But what if you changed one thing while running that could possibly make the pain go away. That one thing might be changing how your feet are landing. If you are a runner who is considering changing the way […]
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ChiRunning and ChiWalking are mindful practices in that they are learned from using focuses. The mind directs the body through the use of focuses. Habits are quickly learned by practicing them often, the more times you work with a focus, the body adapts to the desired change. An example of a focus is “lift from […]
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Welcome to the Balanced N Motion Blog!  I am excited to introduce the walking/running communities of San Diego, the Inland Empire, the Temecula Valley, and the Coachella Valley to the revolutionary Chi Walking/Chi Running experience. In future blogs, I will update you with news from the Chi Living Community and help expand your knowledge of […]