<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><span style="color: #993366;"><em>Summary</em></span></h4>
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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 - you just gotta find it. </em></span></strong></h4>
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<h4><em><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>Employing the undisputed basic principles of balance will lead you to finding your optimum form and performance.</strong></span></em></h4>
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<h4><em><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>Once you determine your most economical form, practice it, then practice it some more, all the time maintaining controlled intensity.   </strong></span></em></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #993366;"><strong><span style="color: #993366;">FINDING YOUR PERFECT RUNNING FORM</span> ; </strong></span></h4>
<h4><span style="color: #993366;"><strong><em><span style="color: #008080;">While standing, close your eyes and find your perfect point of skeletal balance.</span></em></strong></span></h4>
<h4><span style="color: #993366;"><strong><em><span style="color: #008080;">Practice holding this position, counterbalancing likely subtle swaying movements.<img class="  wp-image-3038 alignright" src="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/maxresdefault-4-300x169.jpg" alt="maxresdefault (4)" width="331" height="186" /></span></em></strong></span></h4>
<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em><strong>Try balance on one foot until you can master balancing 30 seconds each. </strong></em></span></h4>
<h4><span style="color: #993366;"><strong><em><span style="color: #008080;">Now open your eyes and fall in the direction you wish to go while never losing your postural balance.</span></em></strong></span></h4>
<h4><span style="color: #993366;"><strong><em><span style="color: #008080;">Practice this skill over and over again - hold your shape and fall (see PART 2)</span></em></strong></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #993366;"><em><strong>Before your next run consider the following tips;</strong></em></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><strong><em>Stand tall - NOT military like but well balanced with little tension.</em></strong></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><strong><em>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" /></em></strong></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><strong><em>Be certain in relaxing the muscles in your upper back, shoulders and neck - you're after minimal stress.</em></strong></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><strong><em>Allow your shoulders to naturally fall back and down - the near opposite to being hunched over a computer. </em></strong></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><strong><em>Ever slightly press your pelvis forward - I said ever slightly.  This should leave you head directly above you hips. </em></strong></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><strong><em>Relax your knee joints - as in avoid locking them out.</em></strong></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><strong><em>Soften your ankle joints which should have you bare more of your weight through your forefeet.</em></strong></span></h4>
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<h4><span style="color: #008080;"><em>Practice holding this position of 60 seconds - most can't</em></span></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 positioned like evenly balanced 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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<h4><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></h4>
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<h4><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></h4>
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<h4><em><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>While bouncing don't forget about maintaining your 'best' postural shape.</strong></span></em></h4>
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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>