February 27, 2007
BACKWARD RUNNING
This topic popped up on our website seemingly from nowhere, with an attempt to give an explanation for its use as a facilitator of the Pose Method. Some description of backward running came from an article on our website and gave an idea of using its biomechanical similarities as the base of positive implementation of backward running into teaching Pose. Certainly I am familiar with this article, but I never paid any attention to this similarity and never saw backward running as a facilitator of the Pose Method technique, even though I occasionally used it myself in teaching and training...
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February 20, 2007
BREATHING IN RUNNING - HOW TO...
This must be a very important question for everyone who is running, if we are returning to this topic again. The question of how to breath is not new at all and appeared in works of Plato and Galen, Avicenna and later E. Kant. They emphasized the importance of breathing for human health and particularly the way of breathing. The act of breathing was an object of intense attention in philosophy of yoga, in religions of ancient Egypt and in Buddhism. We have grasped something from the past; modern science has tried to understand the essence of breathing for our...
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February 13, 2007
RUNNING ON HARD SURFACE
I guess, many people run on hard surface, but some have no other choice, but concrete as their “preference”. Conventional medicine put running on hard surface as one of the most important causes of injuries. And at first glance it seems to be a logical conclusion. Indeed, isn’t concrete really a hard surface without cushioning, which could create an impact on our body? It is difficult to say “no” in this situation. But is this true? How many people still run on the streets of New York, London, Paris, etc. and have no problem with the surface they run on?...
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February 06, 2007
ICE-COLD WATER AND YOU
There are lots of myths about drinking ice-cold water (hydration) and regulating the temperature of the body. No question, a glass of ice-cold water on a hot day gives you tremendous satisfaction by cooling your mouth and stomach. But does it really satisfy your thirst? Does it deliver water immediately to all your tissues and cells? Does it cool down your body, and reduce its temperature? I have no idea where these opinions come from, either from somebody's personal experience of cooling perception or just from anecdotal info passed from one friend to another. Theoretically, according to "The Biology of...
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