The Importance of Post-Race Recovery So, you’ve just finished your recent marathon or half marathon! Congratulations!! All of that hard work paid off and you finished. Now, on to the tough work that people love, but don’t always perform well: recovery. The first few minutes after a race are very important for overall recovery, but …
You asked! I answer: 1. Um, the bathroom thing. Basically, in a long run, all that jostling of the body takes its toll on the intestines. Is that the gel packs they hand out during the race doing that? Or is it the running and bouncing up and down? Any good strategies to head that …
What’s so special about the Marathon Taper?! Alright! You’ve put in the mileage, the months of training, given up (or maybe cut back on) alcohol and sweets, spent more time than fathomable in ice baths, taken care of your body with physical therapy and an individual injury prevention program (or plan to next season!), and …
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This is a brief video gait running analysis of a marathon runner with right calf, left hip and low back pain with running. In this video, you will see how her running gait causes her pain and how to fix the pain through video running gait analysis.
This Dynamic Warm Up routine (or Movement Prep routine) will make you a more efficient, pain free runner! Just do it for a few minutes right before you start running. Thanks!
Hip mobility is essential to have good running form and to prevent injury and increase your efficiency as a runner. This video demonstrates how to perform the best hip mobilization for a good push off and hip and pelvic control during running. Thanks!
Most runners only do one calf stretch. This video demonstrates the most effective way to perform calf stretches for the TWO main calf muscles. This will help to increase your mobility and efficiency for running gait and performance. Thanks!
Side leg lifts are important for runners because they increase the hip strength, endurance and help to keep your hips level for a more efficient running gait and increased power production. Do these to reduce injury risk and become a stronger, faster runner! Thanks!
For beginning runners, back pain or other pains can cause a lot of issues. Usually, this is an indicator that your core muscles are weak or not working correctly. If you have never really done any core work before, this strengthening is a great way to get started. If you think that you are pretty …