Product Details

• Actors: Dr. Nicholas Romanov
• Directors: Ish Ledesma, Nicholas Romanov
• Format: Color, Digital Sound, Full Screen, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• DVD Release Date: January 1, 2001
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000092P12
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,246 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Learning how to run doesn't get any simpler! The Pose Running DVD contains all the information you need to understand what running is and how to learn to run the right way! Used by everyone from amateur runners to Olympic & National team members of USA, Great Britain, Russia and Mexico. Dr. Nicholas Romanov, the Russian sport science professor and British National Triathlon team coach, teaches you how to run easier, faster, safer with his pioneering Pose Method® of Running Video. Pose Method® will show you how to run efficiently and save energy, how to run faster following natural biomechanic patterns of movement, and how to run injury free with this new incredible, simple technique. An hour long educational video lesson which has a complete theory presentation with computer animation, real-life footage from the camps all over the country, both with professionals and novices, and more than half an hour of specific Pose Method® drills and exercises. The exercises take you through the method step by step so that you can actually learn standing in front of your DVD player. Whether you run to win, stay in shape or to relieve stress, this video is for you! Regardless of the level at which you run, the Pose Method® will help you. Used by professional athletes, it is invaluable to any runner, from recreational to keen amateur, and from the sprinter to the marathoner. What an average runner can expect after studying this training video: * Radically improved form * Increased speed * Better endurance * Less injuries * Increased flexibility * Faster recovery time * Improved concentration

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reasonably good DVD companion to Pose Book, needed to actually see drills, February 10, 2010

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searle (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dr. Nicholas Romanov's Pose Method of Running (DVD)

Two of the main guides to natural (including barefoot) style running are the Evolution DVD and the Pose DVD+Book. I have both, and like both, but the material is quite different. The actual recommended running styles are very similar and both stress avoiding the traditional heel striking style caused by expensive sports shoes to avoid their associated injuries and to improve efficiency. I also browsed articles about Chi running but found too much "eastern philosophy" cluttering up the main running information, so I settled on just Evolution and Pose as the source material for my journey.

The Evolution DVD is a very simple but complete explaination of natural (forefoot/midfoot) style running and has the descriptions right in the video demonstrations. You can easly grasp the concepts and start to apply them, and probably become a reasonably good natural style runner. It also has a nice simple (but seemingly complete) set of drills. But, almost guaranteed, you will not be perfect and will have some flaws which need an experienced instructor/coach to identify and help correct - if perfection is your goal. If all you want is to become a good amateur/recreational runner (and minimize injuries) then this is a great choice.

The Pose book has a huge amount more background description, sometimes quite a bit too much and too wordy so you can easily fall into skimming and/or become sidetracked. But in the end it is more detailed, and the Pose method is based on much more detailed scientific research (not to say there is anything different or magical about its end conclusions). The DVD by itself is not really enough, most folks will need the book to go with it. And, as another reviewer said, there is way too much time in the DVD just showing Dr Romanov running (again, and again, and again...). There are quite a few more drills included in Pose than in Evolution (you DONT need the separate drill DVD, the main drills are covered in the book and the main DVD). But everything seems (to me) to be more complex (maybe more detailed and better?) and I suspect most folks will need a Pose Instructor/Coach to really become reasonably fluent with its specifics. The Pose website lists contact information for Pose clinics and Pose coaches worldwide, and if that is not for you then their forum encourages runners to video their running and post that video for Pose instructor online analysis.

So, what is the summary? I suspect most amateur/recreational runners will get most of what they need, quickly and easily, from the Evolution Running DVD. If you are a serious runner who worries about where you place in local events and/or actually wants to formally compete, the considerable time and effort put into mastering Pose is almost certainly the right answer for you - and for that you will need both the Pose book and the Pose DVD (likely not the extra drill DVD).

In both cases, either switch to barefoot running ([...]) or get minimal shoes (minimal or zero heel/arch/cushioning, flexible sole, extremely light) and then start SLOWLY to practice and buildup your new forefoot/midfoot natural style. And in both cases, try to get to one or more clinics with an experienced NATURAL instructor/coach (and **NOT** just a typical shoestore or community center "running" coach).

43 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential to learn style but expensive, August 8, 2005

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kswaterman "kswaterman" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dr. Nicholas Romanov's Pose Method of Running (DVD)

Learning a new running style such as this would be next to impossible without the guidance provided by this DVD. I have the book and without the DVD I feel that I would at the very least risk injuring myself, if not ending up running in a manner that was not intended by using the book alone.

While I think the DVD is essential if you wish to learn the POSE method of running by yourself, it is expensive and I would make sure you try and get all the information you can from other sources to make sure this is right for you.

Many people have found this running system to have completely revolutionized their method of running but just as many have not so buyer beware, check the background information on the system before you buy this.

If you do decide to buy this DVD the Companion Drill Book is included with this and does not need to be purchased separately(like I did).

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great companion to Pose book, September 19, 2005

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Dave, a Software Engineer (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dr. Nicholas Romanov's Pose Method of Running (DVD)

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video must be worth a million. This DVD is a great companion to Dr. Romanov's book on Pose running.

Being able to see how running Pose style is supposed to look is a big help. I have viewed Dr. R's free run in slow motion several times to compare it against a video my wife took of me running, so I could see what I needed to correct.

The DVD contains lot of drills and exercises also. It is good to be able to see how they are supposed to be done, in addition to reading about them in the book.

If you are serious about learning Pose, I highly recommended getting the DVD.