26/08/2026
Pain Free Movement.
"oh running is bad for the knees isn't it"
"oh your joints can't take running at your age"
These are words as a runner you have probably heard, sadly normally from someone that is a little envious maybe of what you have achieved but not sure what to do , or worried about their own pains.
It is a massive generalisation, as some runners will never have an injury, some will have a genetic dispostion to injury, some have bad luck tripping up (guilty m'lord), some will have footwear that puts a hip off balance and some will be running "wonky" which in the long term sends of a cascade of issues round the body.
The form fascinates me, I was very lucky to work with someone who could explain the biomachanics of our body's movements (she explained , I retained a little) , our body is so clever, if we look after it, take care of our posture, allow it to move naturally, there is not reason why movement cannot be pain free.
Where are you going with this Bo, I hear you cry?
Well following on from yesterday, lets start by making sure we warm our body up before any movement.
Let's listen and observe our body? How is our posture? Can I relax those shoulders and let the pelvis lead the way?
Being pain free running is a joy we sometimes take for granted, be kind to your body!
