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Prevent injuries, and feel stronger and more relaxed by adding these exercises to your routine.
If you don’t give flexibility and mobility exercises much attention in your usual training (we get it, you want to spend more time running), hear us out: Though it may not sound exciting, flexibility is key to feeling mobile, agile, and strong in our bodies, and for preventing injuries as well.
Stretching—especially when paired with deep breathing, like in yoga—promotes both greater range of motion (your joints’ abilities to move to their fullest potential) and extensibility (how well your muscles and connective tissues allow those joints to move). Plus, yes, it also strengthens your muscles.
We put together the following list of stretches, yoga poses, and movements so that you can build a daily flexibility and mobility routine that will loosen you up (both body and mind).
Thats one rep warm up a bit before jumping in. Just a few minutes of movement—like jumping jacks, high knees, and butt kicks—will get your blood flowing and your muscles ready to move, so you can stretch deeply and reap the most benefits from every exercise. You’ll feel stronger, more relaxed, and more grounded by the time you finish.
Time: 10 to 20 minutes
Equipment: none
Good for: No matter what youre looking to improve in your running life
No matter what youre looking to improve in your running life: Choose five to 10 flexibility exercises to focus on. Complete each exercise, pose, or stretch for the indicated amount of time, then immediately move on to the next. Once you’ve finished all of the moves, repeat each a second time. For maximum results, incorporate some variation of this routine every day.
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