Description
Run the Way You Were Born to Run
Every runner wants a smooth, light, powerful, and resilient stride. But there isn’t one ideal form all runners should try to emulate. Instead, research and experience show that people can run effectively in a wide variety of patterns with some universal elements.
In lively, accessible prose, author Jonathan Beverly details his search for common ground among physical therapists, podiatrists, biomechanics researchers, and coaches, and reveals how individual runners can apply those principles and improve their performance, avoid injury, and enhance their enjoyment on the run.
With specific, illustrated exercises that show how to counteract tight muscles from excessive sitting, improve limited arm mobility from hunching over electronic devices, strengthen your feet for better balance, and improve speed by lengthening your stride, Runner’s World Your Best Stride is an approachable guide to human movement and a practical tool for improved running performance.
R.M. –
This book has opened my eyes past the every day thinking of improving your running speed and running injury free. It gives you multiple ways to improve yourself as a runner using step by step small changes. It’s well worth the read!
jmac99 –
this book is very informative. I highly recommend it to anyone who needs knowledge of the proper running form and insight into core and lower body dynamic strength work. I have been an active runner for 25 years. I wish I found this book 10 years ago.
Wayne –
This is a well organized, clearly written book that presents the highlights of what is most accepted, best researched running knowledge. It separates what the present facts seem to be from what has been proven to be fiction. A reader will get clear descriptions of problems, instructions to self diagnose those problems and methods to eliminate or mitigate them. Other books referenced in “Best Stride” cover the same ground in more detail, but there is probably enough here to help a lot.
Sean Klingler –
I will be using the exercises in here to make my Crew team better runners. They need this for cross training.
dylan jones –
Probably one of the best fonts of running knowledge available. If you want to improve your form you need this book.