<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #993366;"><em><strong>PART 2 - USING GRAVITY TO RUN (FREE FALLIN)</strong></em></span></h1>
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<h4 style="text-align: left;" align="center"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Why tap in to using gravity when running?</strong></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em>It's free movement, only the cost of momentum is expended. </em></span></h4>
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<h4><em><span style="color: #008080;">Using gravity (by falling into your next transitionary stance) produces zero lactic acid and uses zero muscle glycogen (energy).</span></em></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em>Once you're in the 'right' position, it's easier maintaining momentum.<a href="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/mountains_rock_climbing-1920x1080.jpg"><img class="  wp-image-2976 alignright" src="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/mountains_rock_climbing-1920x1080-300x169.jpg" alt="mountains_rock_climbing-1920x1080" width="321" height="181" /></a></em></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em>You'll reduce potential of injury as effort is decreased.</em></span></h4>
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<h4 style="text-align: left;" align="center"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>What are the key features related to your running stride?</strong></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em>Once again focus and prioritise holding your 'best' most balanced posture - break this 'shape' and expect a dip in performance.</em></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em>Consider your all-important hips moving forward at all times - your hips drive and lead your momentum moving forward - 'not', sending your body either up, down, or side to side.</em></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em>Consider yourself a wheel with your hips playing the role of hub.<a href="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/wheel-clipart-at-the-wheel-clipart-1.gif"><img class="  wp-image-3048 alignright" src="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/wheel-clipart-at-the-wheel-clipart-1-300x300.gif" alt="wheel-clipart-at-the-wheel-clipart-1" width="230" height="230" /></a></em></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em>Do not lean forward from your nose or chest.</em></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em>Think perfect posture and tilt slightly forward from your hips.</em></span></h4>
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<h4 style="text-align: left;" align="center"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Why all this?</strong></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em>Ultimately we are striving to limit up and down movement - your vertical oscillation (see in PART 4).</em></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em>The higher you drive from the surface, usually by way of; 1) over-striding, 2) extended through the knee joint on take off, and 3) driving your landing foot into the surface, will all contribute to a the greater challenge at point of impact.</em></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em>Your impact cushioning system ( namely the coordination of your ankle, knee and hip joints) will only offer so much support until - usually...break!</em></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em>By avoiding driving up - but more tilting 'forever' forward - will produce more 'free' speed at the same effort.</em></span></h4>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;" align="center"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>Key 'think' points</strong></span></h3>
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<h5><span style="color: #008080;"><em>Pretend I am training you and have attached occy straps to your hip bones.  I am running 10 metres <img class="alignright wp-image-3668" src="http://www.bpsnowyhealth.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ghghb-300x141.jpg" alt="ghghb" width="383" height="180" />directly in front of you. Consider I am lightly pulling you towards me from your hips. </em></span></h5>
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<h5><span style="color: #008080;"><em>I am a wheel NOT a freakin square.</em></span></h5>
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<h5><span style="color: #008080;"><em>I am not wearing shoes so how would land while running on a hard surface!  I bet you'd land softer, more through your forefoot, release and relax your foot, your ankle, and your knee.  I also bet you won't slam your supporting foot into the ground and where near as hard. </em></span></h5>
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<h5><span style="color: #008080;"><em>I am light on my feet and Pampy can not hear me coming - be quiet!</em></span></h5>
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<h5><span style="color: #008080;"><em>You are running on thin ice - be light!</em></span></h5>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;" align="center"><a href="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/part-3-lifting-not-driving/"><span style="color: #333399;"><em><strong>TAKE ME TO PART 3 - HOW TO BEST LIFT OFF YOUR SUPPORT</strong></em></span></a></h3>
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