<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong><em>PART 1 - BALANCE IS KING</em></strong></span></h1>
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<h4><em><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>Understand there is no one true absolute blueprint for perfect running form.</strong></span></em></h4>
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<h4><strong><span style="color: #008080;"><em>There is however a uniquely perfect running blueprint for you. </em></span></strong></h4>
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<h4><em><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>Employing undisputed basic <img class="alignright size-full wp-image-3666" src="http://www.bprcchealth.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/download.jpg" alt="download" width="275" height="183" />principles of balance will lead you to finding your optimum form. </strong></span></em></h4>
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<h4><em><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>Once you determine your most economical flow, practice it, lots and lots.   </strong></span></em></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #993366;"><strong><span style="color: #993366;">FINDING YOUR PERFECT RUNNING FORM</span> ; <em><span style="color: #008080;">while standing find your perfect point of skeletal balance, practice holding this position, now fall in the direction you wish to go while never losing your postural balance.  Practice this  skill over and over again and never increase your intensity of volume at the expense of balance.  </span></em></strong></span></h4>
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<h4><em><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>Before your next run consider the following;</strong></span></em></h4>
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<h4><strong><em><span style="color: #993366;">Stand tall - NOT military like but well balanced with little tension.</span></em></strong></h4>
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<h4><strong><em><span style="color: #993366;">Evenly balance the weight of your head between your relaxed shoulders and neck. <img class="alignright wp-image-3670" src="http://www.bprcchealth.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_4501-e1462960690166-224x300.jpg" alt="IMG_4501" width="240" height="321" /></span></em></strong></h4>
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<h4><strong><em><span style="color: #993366;">Be certain in relaxing the muscles in your upper back, shoulders and neck - you're after minimal stress.</span></em></strong></h4>
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<h4><strong><em><span style="color: #993366;">Allow your shoulders to naturally fall back and down - the near opposite to being hunched over a computer. </span></em></strong></h4>
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<h4><strong><em><span style="color: #993366;">Ever slightly press your pelvis forward - I said ever slightly.  This should leave you head directly above you hips. </span></em></strong></h4>
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<h4><strong><em><span style="color: #993366;">Relax your knee joints - as in avoid locking them out.</span></em></strong></h4>
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<h4><strong><em><span style="color: #993366;">Soften your ankle joints which should have you bare more of your weight through your forefeet.</span></em></strong></h4>
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<h4><em><span style="color: #993366;">Practice holding this position of 60 seconds - most can't</span></em></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #993366;"><em>Considerations</em></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em><strong>I want you to focus on holding this shape on your next run.<img class=" size-full wp-image-3029 alignright" src="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/stones.jpg" alt="stones" width="266" height="189" /></strong></em></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em><strong>You should NOT be wasting precious energy holding muscle tension in maintaining this position.  </strong></em><em><strong>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em><strong>This means, no, you do NOT need to tighten your abs! or bang out 6 sets of sit ups before your next run. </strong></em></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em><strong>Consider your skeletal system balanced like evenly positioned stones.</strong></em></span></h4>
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<h4><em><strong><span style="color: #008080;">I like eyes focused about 50 metres ahead - essentially, don't look down as it will throw your hips back and leave your upper body largely unsupported.  </span></strong></em></h4>
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<h4><em><strong><span style="color: #008080;">The common result of an unbalanced body falling ahead of hips is over- striding (more on this in PART 2), and striking the surface with excessive force, which,both contribute to premature fatigue.</span></strong></em></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #993366;"><em>Quick tips (drills)</em></span></h4>
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	<li><em><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>Practice bouncing up and down on the spot  say 3 x 20 seconds (with a short rest)</strong></span></em></li>
	<li><em><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>Spring quickly having landed through your forefeet - think the bounce effect of rubber - short and springy. <a style="color: #008080;" href="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/pampys-post-44-15-10-quick-running-technique-tips-based-on-wkends-running-race/"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3667" src="http://www.bprcchealth.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/AB_Stereo.svg-300x189.png" alt="AB_Stereo.svg" width="300" height="189" /></a></strong></span></em></li>
	<li><em><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>While bouncing don't forget about maintaining your 'best' postural shape.</strong></span></em></li>
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<h3><span style="color: #333399;"><a style="color: #333399;" href="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/part-2-using-gravity-to-run-free-fallin/"><em><strong>TAKE ME TO PART 2 - USING GRAVITY WHEN RUNNING</strong></em></a></span></h3>