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Swing your arms naturally and take smooth steps as you run

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Starting Position

Stand and naturally place your arms to the side.

Proper Form

1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and get ready naturally.

2. Take a step forward and start running smoothly while swinging your arms.

3. At the end of the exercise, gradually slow down and switch to walking.

Breathing Technique

Start running while inhaling and maintain it while exhaling.

Precautions

Land softly on your feet and be careful not to lean too far forward.

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How to Running

Starting Position

Proper Form

Breathing Technique

Precautions

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Running Related Reading

Dynamic stretching belongs in your warm-up, static stretching after — what 35 studies found

Overtraining symptoms: 0 of 39 studies found a biomarker

Spot reduction is (mostly) a myth — but one 2023 RCT found a small trunk-fat edge

Mechanical tension is the primary driver of muscle growth — and 5 peer-reviewed reviews in Sports Med explain exactly why

Workout duration doesn't predict muscle growth — sets do, per a 2020 meta-analysis of 111 studies

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