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(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students but may be of interest to others.)Malcolm Balk, an Alexander Technique teacher and runner in Montreal, Canada, talks with Robert Rickover about the importance of how our feet contact the ground in standing, walking and running. Malcolm's running/Alexander Technique website: TheArtOfRunning.com Robert teaches the Alexander Technique in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More general informaion about the Technique: alexandertechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
In this week's Five Good Questions, we're interviewing Malcolm Balk about his book The Art of Running. http://amzn.to/2dUpCvI Malcolm Balk is a runner, coach, Alexander Technique teacher, cellist, and father of two based in Montreal, Quebec. Malcolm trains colleagues from the Alexander world to teach The Art of Running which is based on his book of the same title and which aims to help runners improve their performance and enjoyment. Five Good Questions: 1. Who was Alexander, what was his technique, and how does it relate to running? 2. What is S.M.A.R.T. running? 3. In our achievement-driven society, emphasis is placed results over process. Your book argues putting process over results, which happens to fit with how some of the best investment thinkers view the world. Why do you put process over results? 4. What’s the mantra/checklist I should be telling myself while I’m running to maintain good form? 5. What’s the connection between running and deep thinking exercises, like reading?
Robert Rickover talks with Malcolm Balk, an Alexander Technique teacher in Montreal, Canada, about ways in which the Alexander Technique can enhance your exercise program. Malcolm is the co-author of Master the Art of Working Out:Raising Your Performance with the Alexander Technique Malcolm's website: alexandertechmontreal.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Malcolm Balk, a Level 4 Running Coach and Alexander Technique teacher in Montreal, Canada talks with Robert Rickover about ways in which the Technique can help runners improve their running technique and avoid injury. Malcolm's websites: alexandertechmontreal.com and theartofrunning.com Robert Teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com Alexander Technique information: alexandertechnique.com
Malcolm Balk, a Level 4 Running Coach and Alexander Technique teacher in Montreal, Canada talks with Robert Rickover about how the principles of the Alexander Technique relate to the various schools of running. Malcolm's websites: alexandertechmontreal.com and theartofrunning.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com Alexander Technique information: alexandertechnique.com