Step 2: Check Your Alignment

Do your best to always be in good posture. To check your alignment, see the video.

Observe your feet as you walk and run. Are they parallel, turned-out, or turned-in? Do your best to keep your feet parallel. This alone can help correct some common movement faults that lead to poor performance and injury.

Notice your foot placement on the ground with each step as you walk or run. Is your foot directly underneath your hips, or is it in front? If it is in front, you’re putting on the brakes with each step. This braking effect adds to the impact forces your body absorbs and robs you of efficiency. Essentially it makes you slower, easier to fatigue, and more prone to injury. Do your best to place your foot directly under your body with each step. Practice these elements of body alignment and awareness whenever you walk too.