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Mistake no3:Overstriding

Overstriding is something many of us do and that is because we never learned the correct proper walking stride. This is a bad habit and we need to correct it in order to train correctly.

You overstride when your front heel is hitting the ground fat in front of your body. We do this incorrect move because we try to walk faster. The correct move is when your front heel strikes close to your body and your back foot remains on the ground a longer to give the push off power. By doing this correctly you will burn more calories and you will walk faster .

You usually stat overstriding when you train with taller persons that have a longer stride. Try to remain focus and remind yourself that the power is in the back foot.

When you train you may need to shorten your stride and take shorter steps. Start focusing on the back foot and try to get a good push on every step. If you do this every treadmill session you will get use with it and little by little you will correct this mistake.

Also, bend your elbows a bit more and let your hand fall downward toward your hips. Holding hands too high tends to make you bounce and overstride. Learn to run as if you are on very hot surface. Reducing time spent in contact with the soil/ treadbelt often improves running mechanics, reducing overstriding for runners.

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