Danny Dreyer, founder of ChiRunning, a revolutionary approach to injury-free and pain-free running, will be teaching full-day Workshops in Seattle, WA on September 24th, Washington, DC on October 1st, and Asheville, NC on October 22nd.
Danny's full-day ChiRunning Workshops include a full overview of ChiRunning techniques, with dedicated practice time and personal attention on form.
Running is a very high-injury sport as every year over half or more runners stop due to injury. This number is especially high among high-performance and aging runners. Danny's book, ChiRunning (Fireside 2004, 2009) has sold almost 500,000 copies and is translated in ten languages. This revolutionary technique, based on the movement principles of Tai Chi sparked a running movement that has been featured by WebMD, Runner's World, CNN, NPR, Prevention, The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and many more.
Since 1999, the ChiRunning techniques have led the revolution in natural running; and prevents so many running injuries by building core strength, balance and endurance. It has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people who enjoy pain free running. Workshops are offered worldwide by hundreds of Certified Instructors. ChiRunning also offers unique, technique-based training programs for marathons, half marathons, 10K and 5K races.
The main principles of the ChiRunning technique include: Relaxation; Correct alignment and posture; Landing with a mid foot strike; Using a gravity assisted forward lean; Engaging core strength for propulsion; Connecting the mind and body to run faster, easier and injury-free.
Register for Danny's Workshops by visiting ChiRunning.com and clicking on "Learn it" in the left-hand sidebar.
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