When it comes to running, there's a wide gap between Phoebe on "Friends" and Olympic star Allyson Felix. You might recall the former's outlandish technique that involved thrashing her arms and legs as ...

You’ve heard a million times that you should relax more; that loosening up a little bit could do wonders for your health. Turns out, it can also make you a better runner. Relaxing your body is a main ...

Describing ChiRunning takes several books, DVDs, a website and countless testimonials. But the crux is this: Running doesn’t have to hurt. “When I tell people about ChiRunning, they tell me their ...

GOOD STEPS: Danny and Katherine Dreyer founded ChiWalking/Running, an Asheville-based, international movement that helps runners and walkers apply mindfulness approaches and science to their practice.

Watch this month’s Seattle Marathon and you will see striders and lopers and chuggers. You will also see those who practice “ChiRunning.” They tread softly, as if padding across a sheet of ice. The ...

The various ChiRunning focuses have a synergistic effect, so that the more adept you become at working one focus, the better all of the other focuses will come together. What is your take on strength ...

James learned the technique from Danny Dreyer, an ultramarathoner and running coach from Ashville, N.C., who developed ChiRunning in 1999 as a way to help reduce and prevent injuries (he suffered from ...

Whether you're a recreational runner or someone who takes running more seriously, take a look at the ChiRunning technique. ChiRunning combines focus and the flow of T'ai Chi with running to create a ...

“Look at her run,” says Shelli Stein, taking up a stance directly behind a jogger trotting down a path at Ala Moana Beach Park. “She’s flaring on her right side. Or him,” she says, gesturing at ...

The other day I was hanging out (well, technically I was there for a meeting) at the downtown Foot Traffic store when I met Alice Peters Diffely, a Certified ChiRunning(r) Instructor. Initially, I ...

DANNY DREYER IS constantly on the run. It’s how he spreads the word about ChiRunning, his creation that blends running with the principles of T’ai Chi. And it’s also how he can prepare his body for so ...