1. Relax Your Hands and Upper Body
According to exercise physiologist Adam St. Pierre and Christy Barth, a physical therapist and strength and conditioning specialist, both of the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, you need to maintain a relaxed upper body while allowing your lower body to do work to propel you forward. If your upper body, especially your arms and hands, are tense, you could over-compensate with the rest of your body and result in injury. They advise that you “keep hands loose and below your chest. Make sure your hands don’t cross your midline and your hands don’t punch forward, both of which can throw off your gait.”
