Secret: Running back and running better?

According to Fitness 114, although it seems a bit strange to run backwards, it can achieve better fitness results. This highly technical running style has become a summer fitness boom in 2011.

The article quoted the movement physiologist as saying that this movement, which originated in the 1970s, not only helps to shape the thigh, calf and buttocks muscles, but also improves the coordination ability of various parts of the body and improves the reaction speed. Researchers at the University of St. Petersburg, South Africa, found that it also promotes cardiovascular health.

According to the data compiled by Fitness 114, the people who like to run backwards can get the same fitness effect by using 80% of the normal running posture. Therefore, regardless of age, you can try practice. Since the reverse run is more demanding than normal running, it is recommended to follow the following guidelines.

First of all, to choose a flat and wide road surface, the straight line distance is between 50 meters and 100 meters, and walk back and forth to check whether there is any potholes, and the field of view is not blocked.

Secondly, it is best to practice with your partner, especially for beginners, to increase fun and remind each other that it is not easy to fall. For example, a person runs backwards in a short distance and another person follows him.

Again, the body can lean back slightly when running backwards, but it is not advisable to look back too much. Inverted running can be used as a part of warm-up exercise. After the body adapts, it gradually increases the time and distance.