What Should Your Arms Do When You Run? - Why Your Arms Matter For Running

Описание: Your arms help preserve momentum while you're running. Plain and simple. So from an economical approach, it's quite important for runners to understand a bit about maximizing your upper body in training.

Running is an activity where you move straight forward (most of the time). Therefore, things that help you move forward will help while things that move in any other direction will be a hindrance. This is why it's important for those arms to move directly forward and back while running, and not side to side. Some runners may have a slight arm cross over their body while others have it quite pronounced. Extreme side to side movement will actually cause your body to have to work harder. Instead of being able to maintain momentum forward, your arm movement side to side will cause more energy expenditure to control that side to side movement and make you far less efficient.

It also helps to maintain a nice relaxed and upright posture. Insufficient strength or tolerance to stay upright while running, or even extreme fatigue can cause your upper body to tire or slouch forward. This is also going to work against you while trying to maintain efficiency. Some runners are coached to pinch their shoulder blades together and keep their heads up. While I agree with the head-up part (it's always a good idea to know where you're going anyway), aggressively pinching your shoulder blades is also counterproductive. You should have a relaxed upper body with a slight glide backward of your shoulders. Think somewhere in between pinched like crazy and fully rounded or slouched. Your shoulder should still be able to rock and move like a pendulum which requires freedom that is sacrificed with aggressive pinching. So keep your head up, and find that happy medium for your shoulders.

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