Does a Forward Lean Help You Run Faster?

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A forward lean is commonly recommended for runners. But is it always a good thing? How should runners lean forward to have proper running form? And what training interventions make a forward lean easier to happen?

Watch Jason discuss the forward lean, what you should remember about it, and why it's not something you should try to do when you're out running. The drawbacks of a forward lean during running are only when you actively try to lean forward!

Jason Fitzgerald is a USATF running coach, 2:39 marathoner, and the founder of Strength Running (one of the web's most popular running blogs and coaching businesses). A member of the Greatist Expert Network, he's also the 2017 Men's Running Magazine's Influencer of the Year and a contributor to Competitor Magazine, Active, Runner's World, Lifehacker, and other major media.

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