Therapeutic Running

More than just running, it’s the way that matters and that shapes us.
Developing a “natural” forefoot or mid-foot stride is a long process during which a slow transformation of the body takes place. This period of adjust- ment combines an adjustment of gestures that improve cushioning of each stride, but also, through transference, body dynamics of daily life for practi-
cing sports (reactivity, tonicity, etc..) right through to locomotor ease in senior citizens.
This stride is a new therapy that is part and parcel of a new art of running.
But running economics are not solely founded on technique, it also depends on posture and more precisely, within the context of this book, of the freedom and balance of the pelvis, the suppleness and elasticity of the thorax, strong back muscles and trunk solidity – all elements that develop with quadruped or Frédéric climbing exercises and that improve the dynamics of running.