Give your running routine a leg up

An excellent way to introduce these changes to your running technique is to practice them on a treadmill in front of a mirror. They might not transform you into an Olympic champion, but watching yourself make these changes in your form, will certainly make your running more purposeful and reduce your risk of injury.

Further information

• To order The Art of Running by Malcolm Balk and Andrew Shields (Ashgrove Press, £9.99) or for more information about ‘Art of Running’ workshops in May 2001, email andrewshields@ukgateway.net or call 020 8530 2200. The website based on the book, www.theartofrunning.com, will be available soon.
• Click on www.stat.org.uk for information about Alexander Technique and a directory of teachers in the UK.
• Log onto www.artofswimming.com to find books, videos and lessons in the Shaw Method of Swimming, which uses Alexander Technique in the pool.
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