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Niko Niko running technique experiences

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slowrun · 09/06/2018 16:46

Has anyone tried it? Does anyone want to try it and report back? I would love to hear of your experiences. Here is the technique:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=9L2b2khySLE

Personally, I ran for 27 minutes outside today using this technique after only watching the above clip on Wednesday and the following days practising it, doing 30 minutes continuous laps on carpet inside, each day, our house!

I didn't feel fit to drop, either.

I'm amazed!

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Surfingwhippet · 13/06/2018 10:52

I'm loving this. I've just got back from my second run and yes while i can feel i have been running three is none of the out of breath, really hot sweaty horrible feeling.

Thanks slowrun for the clips on how to go faster. I think I'll just concentrate on enjoying the running for a while then when it's part of my routine I'll look at getting faster

thenightsky · 13/06/2018 10:45

I haven't run since last October when I got my diagnosis of hip arthritis. I cannot do the long strides due to restricted movement in my hip.

The short strides of this niko-niko style might work for me! Thanks for posting OP.

RunMummyRun68 · 13/06/2018 10:33

I can't wear my fitbit for heart rate checking just now..... I'm allergic to the nickel and if I sweat combined with the heat then the itchy rash starts. So I'm running using an app

FaithEverPresent · 13/06/2018 10:09

I think I’m understanding this a bit better now...basically if you run to a certain heart rate level let’s say 90BPM) for a while, your fitness increases, then you’ll be able to run faster and still keep a heart rate of 90BPM as your body gets used to it and your stroke volume increases. (I’m a nurse so I need to get the science behind it!).

I’m going to try if tomorrow!

RunMummyRun68 · 13/06/2018 09:42

I'm a marathon/half marathon runner and after London marathon this year I've ground to a halt!

I'm officially out of love with running....,happened last time I trained for and ran a marathon

I've no idea what you are all talking about here! I will now fall down a million YouTube rabbit holes exploring this, good job it's my day off!

Beachcomber · 13/06/2018 09:28

I'm trying this after seeing a link you posted the other day slowrun. Thanks for the info as I think this is going to be perfect for me.

I'm in my 40s and unfit I have just started C25K and it was going OK but I was kind of hating it and was worried about hurting myself. I was considering whether I needed to invest in some fancy trainers but didn't really want to.

Then I started the niko niko technique after seeing your post and I love it! I'm not running for long yet and am alternating with walking but I'm enjoying it all so much more. I feel much better after each run than I did before, I can feel that there is much less impact on my knees, hips, etc.

I don't care about how it looks or about speed. I just want to get fit and enjoy myself.

Thanks, I love it

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slowrun · 12/06/2018 22:05

lijkk, good job I just don't care.

Anyway it doesn't look too bad. Here is what 4 miles per hour looks like on a treadmill (beginning of clip).

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lljkk · 12/06/2018 22:00

I would feel like an enormous prat doing that in a public place.

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slowrun · 12/06/2018 19:14

Funnily enough my one boob (left over from mastectomy) does not hurt doing this. I'm a DD/E cup so not tiny. With running Niko Niko at this level it is not really high impact. My feet don't make much noise at all when running like this either.

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MissMarplesKnitting · 12/06/2018 18:57

I played team sports and was a gym bunny but have never been able to run. I need to build stamina, I realise I've been trying to go too fast and so have been scuppering my own efforts.

I too loathed cross country. Memories of hurting boobs (i am blessed of Nork, even if I am not huge everywhere else) and being forced to wear hideous athletics knickers by my all girls gulag school.

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slowrun · 12/06/2018 18:26

I mean I concluded I just couldn't run not I concluded I just could understand. Predictive text fail.

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slowrun · 12/06/2018 18:25

MissMarples, yes, I think it is a lot gentler. I wouldn't even have contemplated running before seeing that clip. I had awful memories of wheezing my way through cross country at school decades ago. Although I wasn't even unfit at the time as I could happily cycle all day, I concluded I just could understand. My conclusion now is my technique cannot have been very efficient previously. Niko Niko is slow enough to really concentrate on good technique. I have found I feel like I am doing some exercise, I get hotter and sweat, but I don't feel out of breath.

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MissMarplesKnitting · 12/06/2018 18:17

This is really interesting. I used to run, years back but totally let it and myself go with having kids etc.

I struggle with c25k even, and get to week 3/4 and then find the jumps up too much, get disheartened and stop.

This looks gentler and might be less inclined to annoy my dodgy knee and hip....

AtSea1979 · 12/06/2018 18:11

I have the charge 2 and i’m sure it’s less than £100 now

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slowrun · 12/06/2018 13:44

Surfing just watched this concerning increasing speed with no extra effort

And this:

All the techniques shown here I think fit in with the Niko Niko style running. So when you're ready to try them, I think it will be possible to increase speed if you want to.

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thenewaveragebear1983 · 12/06/2018 11:31

Paul Hollywood I have a Fitbit Alta HR and I’m sure it was less than £100.

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slowrun · 12/06/2018 11:31

That's great Surfing. Going walking pace is fine, it's what's recommended in the YouTube clip. Some beginners actually start slower than that from what I've read. Your body has to adapt to this activity, if you're not used to it.

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Surfingwhippet · 12/06/2018 10:37

I've just got back from my first run. I bit the bullet and took the dogs to a quiet part of the forest. I ran for 28 minutes and felt quite good at the end.
I suppose it's the running action which is beneficial because I wasn't any quicker than walking.
I'm hoping to go again tomorrow.

PaulHollywoodsSexGut · 12/06/2018 08:28

I’m super blatantly placemarking.

I need to get back into running but I’m oh so injured after two pregnancies and births in two years.

question

Please can any of you point me in the right direction of a garmin/Fitbit/polar that’s under £100 that shows HR?

I’ve just started with vitality and they give discounts for devices their app can link to...

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slowrun · 12/06/2018 08:20

AtSea, I think this technique is more about endurance than pace although the article says elite runner's Niko Niko pace is faster as they are stronger.

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slowrun · 12/06/2018 08:16

Maybe check your shoes aren't hindering you. Some forms of cushioning encourages heel striking.

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thenewaveragebear1983 · 12/06/2018 08:12

I notice that I do it naturally when I’m trying to preserve my knees, like running down hills, so it must be possible

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slowrun · 12/06/2018 07:55

Yep, thenewaverage. Let us know what you think you look like in the shop windows on your next run.My DH said it looked like long distance running technique, when he came with me, if it's any consolation.

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thenewaveragebear1983 · 12/06/2018 07:46

Slow ah that makes sense!

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slowrun · 12/06/2018 07:39

Oh, and I did read somewhere that Elites can use this method as part of their 'active recovery'.

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