Reasons to Not Do Gait Retraining (i.e. Chi, Pose or Evolution Running)

Kevin Kirby · Nov 1, 2012

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Here is a great article I just read in Pike Athletics by Allan Phillips on why gait retraining in runners in inherently problematic: Reasons to Not Coach Running Form.

I just loved this opening paragraph of the article.

In recent years the barefoot craze took hold of the running world. Fortunately, excitement has receded as barefoot devotees get hurt, realize they haven’t gotten any faster, and find that their beloved Tarahumaras still haven’t won a darned thing and got their butts kicked on their home country at the Mexico City Olympics. Hopefully barefoot training will return to its rightful place as an adjunct to shod running rather than a full replacement…
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Admin2 · Nov 1, 2012

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David Wedemeyer · Nov 1, 2012

Good God common sense in this day and age?

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