When it comes to running, there's a wide gap between Phoebe on "Friends" and Olympic star Allyson Felix. You might recall the former's outlandish technique that involved thrashing her arms and legs as ...

Describing ChiRunning takes several books, DVDs, a website and countless testimonials. But the crux is this: Running doesn’t have to hurt. “When I tell people about ChiRunning, they tell me their ...

You’ve heard a million times that you should relax more; that loosening up a little bit could do wonders for your health. Turns out, it can also make you a better runner. Relaxing your body is a main ...

GOOD STEPS: Danny and Katherine Dreyer founded ChiWalking/Running, an Asheville-based, international movement that helps runners and walkers apply mindfulness approaches and science to their practice.

Whether you're a recreational runner or someone who takes running more seriously, take a look at the ChiRunning technique. ChiRunning combines focus and the flow of T'ai Chi with running to create a ...

Watch this month’s Seattle Marathon and you will see striders and lopers and chuggers. You will also see those who practice “ChiRunning.” They tread softly, as if padding across a sheet of ice. The ...

“Look at her run,” says Shelli Stein, taking up a stance directly behind a jogger trotting down a path at Ala Moana Beach Park. “She’s flaring on her right side. Or him,” she says, gesturing at ...

The various ChiRunning focuses have a synergistic effect, so that the more adept you become at working one focus, the better all of the other focuses will come together. What is your take on strength ...

The other day I was hanging out (well, technically I was there for a meeting) at the downtown Foot Traffic store when I met Alice Peters Diffely, a Certified ChiRunning(r) Instructor. Initially, I ...

If you had walked by the fitness room on the third floor of the William R. Talley Recreation Center in Frederick on Saturday afternoon, it may have looked like six people auditioning for “The Walking ...