"Walking is man's best medicine" Hippocrates 2600 years ago!
This is more true today than it has ever been, because as humans we spend more time sitting down than ever before.
At The Running School we have developed a programme that incorporates walking techique, walking for fitness and walking and movement repatterning following injury or surgery.
This programme is suitable for:
- Seniors looking to get fit, stay fit and improve their balance,
- People recovering from illness, injury or surgery
- People who do not enjoy running but want to stay fit
To find out which of our services are available at your local Running School centre please click on the button below. Here you will also be able to find information on contact details, opening hours and pricing.
What if I can’t Run?
If you can’t Run then Walk !
Walking , is the next best thing to running.
Walking benefits are hugely underrated as a form of exercise and ideal for getting fit and staying fit if you can’t run or don’t want to run.
Most of us have forgotten how to walk correctly to get the best benefit out of it. We don’t know how to use our arms, mid section and backside when we walk and we think that a 10-15 minute walk every week or so means we are getting enough exercise.
Because of our hectic lifestyle, particularly those of us who work in big cities, we don’t use our legs to get us from A to B; we use cars, buses and trains.
Our body then gets deconditioned and we have to re-learn the basic movements we take for granted because we have picked up bad habits.
Did you know that a big percentage of back pain sufferers can actually alleviate and cure their lower back symptoms through regular walking?
