Reduce the risk of running injuries - Intermediate running drills class

Read more about all the three classes - Basic and Intermediate and Advanced classes here

Reduce the risk of running injuries with the correct running gait.

Every runner, from newbies to experienced Boston Qualifiers should take this class because it gives you the basics of how to run better. While running is an instinctive and natural activity, running more efficiently is not something that everyone is able to do. New runners concerned about injuries and competitive runners looking to shave seconds off their PB will benefit from being more bio-mechanically efficient.

This class is best experienced with a buddy, so sign up together with a friend. To get class schedule changes or updates - you and your friend can join this Whatsapp group

What you will learn

A sports science approach, using the laws of Physics and bio-mechanics to help you run better and lower the risk of running injuries. Harness gravity to help you be a more efficient runner. Improve your running posture, develop a stronger core, for running and daily living. Correct your running gait so that you run faster and longer with the same effort.

The class has three parts - a presentation on the Sports Science behind your running gait, a hands-on session where you do running drills (total of 10 different running drills, across three sessions) and a demo of what exercises to do plus Discussion / QnA.

Why you should attend this class

This class is for new runners, walkers and even non-runners will benefit from and improved posture and reduce injury risks!

If you are concerned about getting running injuries as a new runner, this class is for you. Perhaps you are a seasoned marathoner looking for a breakthrough and want to run more efficiently. You may have read about various running foot landings (fore, mid, rear-foot), tried different running drills and are still wondering what is the right approach. This class will help dispel running myths and mistakes.

Who is SSTARfitness

We are the leading running and endurance sports coaching service in Singapore, trained hundreds of runners, from beginners to multiple Boston Marathon qualifiers. Our company is led by two full-time coaches, Andrew Cheong and Diana Lee who runs together with our athletes for every training. They are the Singapore couple who has been awarded the Abbott Six-Star World Majors, and between them have completed more than 100 marathons and ultra-marathons. Andrew has qualified for the Boston marathon every year since 2011 and Diana since 2015, with sports science certifications from the RRCA, World Athletics, American Council of Exercise, FISAF etc. Read more about them here

What happens next

Join our Wednesday weekly running gait 45-minute classes, start with the Beginner class, take the Intermediate class and move to the Advanced class. Also join our running group SSTARfitness Crew for weekly group runs on Tue, Thurs and Sat. These runs are led by our two coaches, plus a team of trainers and pacers. You will be able to run together with a pace group, no matter what your speed is. We welcome anyone who can run non-stop for 30mins (slow is OK!) Our meeting point for group runs is on Google maps - be sure to read our reviews too!

Sign up for a FREE 21-day trail, and consider any of our training programs, starting at $50 a month. After you ''graduate'' from our program, you get to run with the SSTARfitness Crew for free, forever! Follow our activities on the SSTARfitness Facebook, SSTARfitness Crew Facebook, Instagram and Strava

What you will learn in this Intermediate class

Breathing technique and ROPEEfficient running cadenceReducing rotational forces and vertical oscillation

Drills #4, #5, #6, #7

4. (Recap from Basic class) Traveling with forward lean5. Long vs short pendulum drill (Standing and seated)6. Upper body arm extended run forward7. Cadence drill with Metronome at 170 bpm, 180 bpm, 190 bpm

Demo - Intermediate Core strength exercises

Discussion - Injury prevention + QnA (10mins)

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