50:50 upper body, lower body.....that's the Chi way!

You would be forgiven for thinking that your legs and basically your lower body does all the work when you are out running. When applying the Chi technique you use 50% upper body and 50% lower body and this is one of the reasons this technique is so energy efficient.


Your arm swing is so important. For those of you who have recently learnt the technique with me, just remember 'elbow wrist' and 'back' and this will help you remember to use your arm swing correctly on flat ground. The arm swing is also a life saver on upward hills where you shorten your stride and let your arms bring you up the hill while you focus on your yi chi.


Using your arm swing the chi way helps propel you forward by the pendulum motion making you go forward using less energy. Simple really!