Running with the Whole Body

A 30-day program to run faster with less effort - feel a difference after the first chapter!

Running with the Whole Body is a must-read for all runners. Whether you are just beginning to run or you have been running for years, you can improve how you run in just 30 days, making it feel smoother and easier and greatly reducing the risk of injuries.

This book has drastically changed how I run. It has shown me what it feels like to run using the whole body efficiently. My body no longer hurts after running. Running feels much easier, and I feel more confident in my ability to run for years and years to come. What this book can teach you is invaluable as a runner, because it focuses on improving how you move by feeling the movements! You can let go of any bad habits you may have developed easily as you learn from the inside out.

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The Secret to Good Running

Running with the Whole Body teaches you how to use the Feldenkrais Method to make dynamic improvements to your running. You will feel a difference after completing the first chapter. Your running will be smoother and quicker. When you have completed the book, you will know what it feels like to use your whole body to run.

You will be utilizing the "drive point" - the body awareness technique that uses the shoulders and arms to drive the motion of the legs. This connection is the "secret" to good running. Your whole body will be moving in a balanced, efficient, and synergistic manner. The result is a body whose torso, hips, pelvis and shoulders all move freely in the act of running. You will learn how to prevent injuries in a whole new way, while also becoming a smoother, more powerful runner. 

Try the 30-Day Program!

Running with the Whole Body was written by Jack Heggie, a Feldenkrais®  Practitioner, who studied with Dr. Moche Feldenkrais in Israel and in the United States. Until his death in 2002, he maintained a private practice and taught many skiing and running workshops. He has helped numerous runners become faster and overcome injuries through his Feldenkrais® running classes. You can access these same benefits through his book.

Become a Powerful Runner

Each chapter in this book isolates specific body parts and shows you how to efficiently use each of these parts in concert with the rest of your body. You will be utilizing the strong muscles of the hips, spine and shoulders to transform you into a powerful runner.

Running With the Whole Body

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The methods in this book are different from any other. It is not an instruction guide or manual in which you try to emulate someone's idea of how you should be moving. It teaches you to listen to "your body" so that you can feel the best way for you to run. The sensations of your own body will guide you as you complete the exercises in this book. You will be learning from the inside out!

Your body can be free of bad habits developed over the years. Running can become effortless, fun and fast. Ultimately, you will be utilizing the incredible strength of your hips, spine and shoulders to reach your true running potential. You will be running with fluid, grace and ease as a powerful runner.

In Running with the Whole Body, Heggie's 30-day exercise program will not only prevent you from injuring yourself in a new way, but enable you to become a smoother, and more powerful runner. The exercises presented isolate the workings of the various parts of the body to show how each part of the body balances and works in concert with the others. The result is a well coordinated body whose torso, hips, pelvis and shoulders all move freely and in unison with each other - teaching you how to run with your whole body! 

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