Try to avoid heel-striking and land on your mid-foot. During recent years the experts have been discouraging heel-striking. It is not suitable for the fastest running and more and more it is believed that heel-striking is one of the core reasons for the current running injury epidemic.Another way that will make you run the way you have to is to imagine running after a child that is about to cross a busy road. This will immediately push your body straight and push your legs to land under you rather than in front of you.
During your running, in order for any force to be transmitted from one leg to the other your pelvis must remain horizontal and rigid. In this regard, the core is responsible for keeping the pelvis in position. This horizontal position is essential for efficient force to be distributed. You can maintain core stability by just paying attention and concentrating on good posture. This is important whether standing, sitting or active. Apart from your running program you may want to spend some time doing cross-training like Pilates to strengthen your core.
you can also do is run with a metronome that is set at 90 or 180 beeps per minute and then try to follow the beat. Frustrating at first, but you will learn to take "lighter steps" and eventually improve your performance. Imagine how much faster you would be if you could do an extra 10 to 20 steps of the same stride length each minute!
Thus,if you are looking to improve your running technique, these few tips will get you started in the right direction. As said before, it takes time to kick old habits. Do not expect change to happen overnight. You may even get frustrated.
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