Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Sun Jan 16th, 2011, 0 comments
A brief explanation of ChiLiving, Inc, the parent company to Chi Running and Chi Walking.
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Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Sun Jan 16th, 2011, 7 comments
A quick look into "What is Chi Walking?" The pioneer of natural running form, ultra runner Danny Dreyer and his wife Katherine ...
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Posted by Danny Dreyer on Mon Dec 6th, 2010, 2 comments
Many people are interested in how Katherine and I keep healthy during the winter. We have some reliable routines and preventive measures that help keep colds and flu at bay and keep us feeling positive ...
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Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Sat Apr 17th, 2010, 2 comments
This weekend, I have the honor of working with a small group of lovely ladies who are on their way to becoming Certified ChiWalking Instructors. We will spend the entire weekend together (ChiWalking Instructor Training), going through the ChiWalking form, lessons, tips, tricks, exercises and drills, which they’ll eventually teach to their own students across [...]
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Posted by Danny Dreyer on Tue Feb 23rd, 2010, 10 comments
I’m sure I’ve mentioned in a past blog that my running buddies and I used to screw sheetmetal screws into the bottoms of our running shoes whenever the conditions got especially treacherous. Well, a good friend just sent me a picture of his newly enhanced running shoes and I thought I’d pass it along, so [...]
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Posted by Danny Dreyer on Sun Feb 14th, 2010, 6 comments
Since the release of Dr. Lieberman’s study I’ve had a few requests from folks wanting me to show my test results from a gait analysis I had done at the UVA human performance lab. They’re curious to see how my Ground Reaction Force (GFR) chart compares with the one shown in the Nature video showing [...]
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Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Fri Feb 12th, 2010, 14 comments
I was working with a client this morning who has had a little flare up of the dreaded plantar fasciitis. We practiced running will soft feet, landing midfoot, circular foot motion and hip rotation. In order to prevent a flare up of PF, it’s really helpful to focus on not pushing off with your toes, [...]
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Posted by Danny Dreyer on Mon Jan 11th, 2010, 3 comments
They’re predicting that the days are going to be warming up this week, thank God. It’s been a difficult time for those of us who insist on doing our ChiRunning outdoors. I’ve still been going out regularly, but I must say, there have been a couple of days where the only thing urging me outside [...]
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Posted by Danny Dreyer on Sat Jan 2nd, 2010, 10 comments
I got really spoiled living in California. I was in the Bay Area and I think I saw it snow maybe twice in the nine years I was there. Winter running there is no problem at all if you didn’t mind getting rained on every now and then. But now that I’m living in Asheville, [...]
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Posted by Elizabeth Frost on Sun Nov 29th, 2009, 3 comments
We went to see a show last night at a a local venue, and I had several moments of gratefulness for Chi Running and Chi Walking and what they have taught me about learning to listen to my body: The band last night consisted of a banjo player, a bassist, a guitarist, and a drummer. Once during [...]
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