Are you jogging with a toe to heel motion, or a heel to toe motion?
From what I’ve seen, most people have no idea what proper form is for running. I was the same way until I thought to myself, “maybe it’s not just my body being shitty.”
It helps to not think about running as taking steps, because it’s not. When you take a step, it’s basically a controlled fall. You step out and lean forward landing on your heel and rolling to the ball of your foot
Running is pretty much the opposite. You’re pushing yourself forward with what’s basically a small jump. You want your feet to start off nearly directly below your hips, push off with the ball of your foot, and land on the ball of your other foot with your heel off the ground, as close to under your hips as you can.
Are you jogging with a toe to heel motion, or a heel to toe motion?
From what I’ve seen, most people have no idea what proper form is for running. I was the same way until I thought to myself, “maybe it’s not just my body being shitty.”
It helps to not think about running as taking steps, because it’s not. When you take a step, it’s basically a controlled fall. You step out and lean forward landing on your heel and rolling to the ball of your foot
Running is pretty much the opposite. You’re pushing yourself forward with what’s basically a small jump. You want your feet to start off nearly directly below your hips, push off with the ball of your foot, and land on the ball of your other foot with your heel off the ground, as close to under your hips as you can.
It’s hard to explain the full movement through text, so I’ll leave this video about it https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=entUXhcgt3c
But once I changed my form, even my old meniscus injury doesn’t hurt.