Remember as a child the joy in playing chase with your friends, or in trying to outpace the incoming waves at the beach? Guess what? You can still experience this same joy, no matter how old you are! The key to lifelong running is using correct technique. As Danny Dreyer, the creator of ChiRunning® states, “it’s not running that’s injures you, it’s how you run!”

There is certainly no shortage today of articles and advertisements urging us all to eat right, exercise, and basically take good care of ourselves, but sometimes it is not easy to get started, let alone sustain such good practices. Here are some common barriers, and dare I say excuses, that might be used to avoid “doing the right thing” – and some suggestions on how to overcome them.