03/25/2026
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Have you ever gone for a run and felt worse the more you did it?
Running doesn’t fix your movement, it reinforces it. Because it’s repetitive, every step you take is either moving you toward more function or more pain. If your mechanics are off, you’re not building endurance, you’re training inefficiency.
Both runners are using their muscles here. The difference is how those muscles are working together.
One runner is overly compressed and rigid through the spine. You can see how each step is more labored, energy is bleeding from the body, and there’s more effort with less output.
The other runner, Paul Chelimo, is using elastic recoil. His spine and connective tissues are better positioned for expansion and return, so force is stored and released from step to step. There’s more balance to his movement overall.
This is what’s defined as economy of motion. You’re not trying harder, you’re losing less energy.
Same run, different outcome. One accumulates wear, the other builds efficiency and resilience.
If you want to move and run with more elastic recoil, our shows you how to build posture, coordination, and tension so your body can produce and transfer force more effectively.