Pamela Geisel, MS, MBA, CSCS, PCES, RRCA Run Coach, exercise physiologist at HSS shares drills to help improve running technique.

“Running is a plyometric-based activity, so getting comfortable with plyometrics is helpful, and running drills can also be good for that,” Geisel said. 

Geisel added that you build single-leg strength with form drills, along with neuromuscular coordination and a better push-off phase of the gait cycle.

While improvement comes with experience, it’s also important to keep your personal form weaknesses in mind, Geisel said. For example, if you really struggle with the knee drive, start with high knees and butt kicks, then progress to A-skips and B-skips when you’re ready for more of a challenge. You’ll know it’s time to progress when the high knees and butt kick drills feel more natural and require less effort.

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