When i run i don't lift my knees high enough!!?

Question

how can i fix this i am a very serious athlete whohas been training in soccer 4-5days a week for years with a very serious team!! I feel that if i stop this bad habit of not lifting my knees and taking longer strides i will be faster!! how do i fix the way i run i have been trying but no progress so far i just return to the way im used to running??

Answer 1

first look up proper kinetic chain form, once you put your body into proper alignment that will make you way faster, by straightening up your form, second stretch your hip flexors, this will add for better and easier movement. third, do plyometrics-- high knees put your arms out in front of you and try running up and down the track trying to touch your knees to your hands (it will be more of a hop) than do fast sprints right after that concentrating on form and speed and lifting your knees

dont every swing your arms to far out infront of you, you shouldnt be able to see your hands, and dont twist your upper body or shoulders.

if you practice all this it will start to come natural.

Answer 2

Try running in grass that comes up to your knees that helped me, and if you don't want to do that just go some where like a park or your school track and work on your stride this also helped me.

Answer 3

Don't even worry about knee lift. Improving your strength will improve your form. Just get stronger so you don't collapse at the knee and ankle at ground contact. Shorter contact times result in longer strides and faster running speed. To get stronger, get in a leg press machine and lift the weight with both legs but hold with one leg, on ball of foot and knee slightly bent. Hold as much weight as you can for 10-20 seconds. Do 3-5 reps a few times a week.  

Answer 4

Knee Lift only comes from balancing the drive on your driving leg and to a much lesser extent having loose  muscles that allow for knee lift to take place. Lay on floor and pull knee to chest. Hold 20 seconds and relax and repeat.

Use Strengthh training so that you drive harder with more force on the ground with your driving leg. This  will result in the opposite leg  lifting higher to balance.

Step ups , Dead lifts, Plyometrics will all help. Repeat runs up the steps of a Sports stand.