Article: As you run, focus on driving your knees high up into your chest. Try to keep a steady pace at first so that you can focus on how high your knees can go. There are several exercises you can do to improve knee height. Knee hugs: Stand straight with your legs slightly apart and your arms at your side. Beginning with your right leg, raise one knee as high as it will go. Grab the knee with your hands, and squeeze it towards your body. Release and slowly lower it towards the ground. Repeat with the other leg. Marching Drill: March at a walking pace around your usual running route. As you step up, drive your knees up as high as you can. The more exaggerated the movements, the better. Start slowly but build up speed over several sessions. Skip: Once you have mastered marching, try skipping around an exercise track. Skipping is more intensive than marching, and it will help you lengthen your stride at a faster pace. Focus on pushing yourself off, and use your arms to help drive you forward. The hips are an important area to strengthen if you want a longer stride. While core exercises can help you open and stretch your hips, there are certain exercises you can do that will specifically target your hips. Deep lunges: Bend one leg in front of you while keeping the other leg stretched out straight behind you. Lower your body as far as it will go. As you rise, bring the back leg forward into a new lunge. Hip flexor stretch: Kneel on your right knee with your left knee bent 90 degrees in front of you. Slide your left foot forward a few inches before stretching your hips forward so that your left knee is straight over your left foot. Hold for 30 seconds before switching to the other leg. Start with a slow jog. With each step, increase the length of your stride just a little bit. Soon, you should be leaping between each stride. Focus on propelling yourself off your feet and extending the back of your stride. High skips are another type of bounding drill. Push off or jump from one leg while driving the other leg up towards your knees. It will look like an exaggerated skipping or jumping motion. As you move forward, alternate between your legs. While it can be good to increase your stride length, you do not want to extend your stride too far. This can cause injury. Your foot should be landing beneath your body, not in front of your body. If your stride is too long, you may land on a straight leg extended in front of your body, or you may feel a harder impact on the foot. When you lengthen your stride, you should be focusing on lifting the knees and extending the back leg of the stride, not the front.
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Keep your knees high. Extend your hips. Train with bounding drills. Avoid overstriding.
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Article: Take your cubed squash and place it into the heated pan. Be careful. Butter and olive oil may spit off the pan when squash is added. It's a good idea to wear an apron for your own safety. Stir the squash on occasion as it cooks to make sure it cooks evenly throughout. It should take about 8 minutes for the squash to adequately cook. It may take more or less, however, depending on the precise strength of your pan. Therefore, keep an eye on the squash as it cooks. Cook the squash until it's tender. Once the squash is cooked, you can stir in your spices. You can add about a tablespoon or teaspoon of each spice, depending on how strong you want the flavor. You should also add salt to taste. Your squash should not be ready to eat. Remove the squash from the heat and serve it. You may want to wait a few minutes before eating your squash, as it may be hot.
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Throw in the squash. Saute the squash for about 8 minutes. Season the squash. Remove the squash and serve.