How To Have Proper Runner's Form | The Right Way | Well+Good

On this week's The Right Way, we're learning how to perfect your runner's form on a treadmill! Watch as Nike Run coach, Jes Woods, demonstrates the most common form failures, and how to fix them ASAP! You'll be striding spectacularly in no time! Hop on the tread (but don't crowd the console!) and get moving to learn the right way to run. #bestrunnersform #treadmillform #wellandgood

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[savvagecabbage]

I wish I could just watch a 10 minute loop of her running - she make it look so seamless and easier than what I feel when I run

[cosmicsoul]

These people make it look so easy but when I'm in the treadmill it's a whole different thing. It looks as if their body is so light that they are using little to no energy, meanwhile when I'm on the treadmill I feel like a sandbag lol.

[lanestuff]

This is exactly what I needed to see! I often see people at the gym with super long strides when on the treadmill. I have a shorter stride and thought that I had been doing something wrong. Seeing this, while I need to work on a few other areas, helped me realize that my foot placement was where it was supposed to be. Thanks!

[OfficialMarksmanTV]

Best video on how to properly run. Other videos will take triple the time and be less precise somehow. Thanks a lot

[nomorecramps]

Woah thanks so much, i hit the gym after a long break couple days ago and after running on the tread mill, my left amkle started to hurt and iy developed to my claves and my lower hip. I realized i look down on thw console while running as well as keeping my arms super close to my body, and not lifting my legs properly to run, thanks for the amazing tips!!

[ashgagirl]

I am not a runner and didn’t have any coaching or tips. This video was very helpful. I was able to exceed my previous time bc of this. Thanks!

[audrey]

Excellent job with explaining how to run on a treadmill. My legs always hurt after a run for at least a day. I see a few things in doing wrong. Thank you so much.

[locritus]

I usually held onto the console handles when I ran but after the tips to look straight ahead and keep your shoulders back I finally let go of them. I feel like I was going to fall at first but I fought the urge to hold onto the handles and I’m finally getting the hang of running.

[noobiedooby]

Just realised a stride waaaay to long, worse on the treadmill!! Thanks!

[robynjtr]

this was really helpful! thanks for taking the time to make this video:)

[RoadTriipFlip]

Super guilty of looking down. Thank you for the tip 👍🏾

[pinkstar]

Thanks! I need to work on the half step back.

[taniya_bhasin]

I feel super shy in the gym. I couldn’t do a lot of exercises plus don’t run on the treadmill. Could you give tips to overcome that shyness?

[fashionnursekesha]

Just got a running pad so had to come to check posture when running

[lithiumqueen]

I appreciate this gonna help me. For a beginner on the treadmill

[rezwanulhaque]

Tomorrow will be my first practical lesson In Shaa Allah. Good Tips.

[BoSpring]

Such an informative right to the point video! Thank you so much

[sheep]

She makes running look like an artform 😌

[jags.]

I definitely am going to benefit from this, thank you 🙏 so much there :)

[ThaStonedGardner]

Maybe I should record higher speed running from the side, see if I'm overstriding. I feel like I probably am when I kick the speed up. I'm working on getting my mile time down, and then my two and three mile times, but the first mile I try to run as hard as I can.
When I first started running again about six months ago my mile time was over 13 minutes and I had to walk parts of it. Now I'm at 8:45 starting at speed 6 and working my way up to 8.2 or 8.3 to finish hard. (After a good warmup of course.) ((May not be fast for some of y'all, but I smoked for 22 years, still vape, and hadn't done much cardio in couple years.))
But when I'm at running at 7-8 speed, sure my legs are going faster, but I also feel like I'm trying to keep them in the air a little longer. Is that overstriding? Idunno. I do know that if I run super slow, like airborne shuffle status, my stride is super closed and, y feet are barely off the ground. So it makes sense to me that when I'm running very fast, my stride is longer and my feet are off the ground for a longer period of time. If I just had to do the same stride I'm doing at speed 5, at speed 8, that my legs would be moving faster than is physically possible for my body. My hip flexor would explode.

Thoughts?