Natural Running Technique

Helen Clare, running coach and yoga teacher, running on a beach

How to Fix Flat Feet

Foot Strength for Runners First off – having flat feet, or collapsed arches, is not always a bad thing and it certainly doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t run! – but there is a higher risk of injury stemming from weak foot muscles. Luckily, there are several things we can do as runners to develop more foot strength and support, to prevent injury if your feet are on the flatter side.

How to Improve Running Technique in 5 Easy Steps

Is it possible to make small adjustments to your running technique which will have a huge impact on your running efficiency and enjoyment? Absolutely! In this episode of the Run Better with Yoga show we’ll cover 5 steps you can take to improve running form, increase efficiency and decrease injury. This means we’ll also boost our speed, distance and endurance. Sound good? Let’s go!

Helen Clare glute strength training in the yoga studio

How to strengthen glutes for running

If great posture is the key to great running… strong glutes are the key to great posture! Along with deep abdominal strength, powerful glutes keep us upright and provide a stable core centre, so the upper and lower body can function with more ease.

How to improve your running posture

The key to great running is great posture. A good running posture means more efficiency, easier running. The more we practise good posture when not running, the easier it becomes to maintain it when we are! But how do we know exactly what having great posture feels like?

Helen Clare trail running practicing natural running technique and running form

Best Running Footstrike

Today we’re looking at the best running foot strike to help you run injury free and more efficiently. It’s not surprising that so many runners foot strike heel first, with…

Helen Clare, yoga for runners, trail running on the coastal path

How to stop knee pain

Think running is bad for your knees? Uh uh. Running should not cause knee pain – if you have a healthy, well connected body. What do I mean by ‘connected’? I mean good alignment, that enables us to connect to our central core and glute power – making running efficient, and safe for our joints.

Helen Clare running along a trail in the evening light

How to fix tight hamstrings

Do you suffer with tight hamstrings? If the hamstrings tighten and shorten too much from repeated contraction and/ or over striding when running, they’re more susceptible to injury and can negatively affect our posture.

Helen Clare stretching hip flexors post running

How to fix sore hip flexors

Ever had pain or irritation across the front of your hips when running? Or after running? This is the area of the hip flexors – made up of the iliopsoas, rectus femoris and sartorius muscles – that primarily act to lift the knee and thigh closer to the body. Pain in this area is a common one for runners – but we can almost always fix it! In this video I talk about the reasons why irritation here is so common, and what we can do to go about fixing it. We’ll cover a couple of yoga poses, and a running drill. Enjoy! After you’ve watched, let me know – do you get pain here?...

Natural running coach Helen Clare on the north Cornish coastal trail

In this week’s post and video we look at natural running technique and 5 top tips to get started! Natural running form is something we’re all born with but can lose over time, due to modern life habits