Running

Running Prehab! Running uses specific musculature and demands a lot of these muscles and tendons, therefore strengthening and prepping them as you up your mileage is very important. Some areas we focus on in this video include: Hips/Glutes, Achilles/Calves, and Quads! ▪️Exercise 1: Glute Hypers: With feet apart, extend until legs are parallel to the floor. Squeeze those glutes at the top! Perform 3x15 ▪️Exercise 2: Down Dog Quad Activation: Start on all fours and position fe

Intervals, Fartleks, LSD Training. . .their are a lot of different methods that can be applied to a running program and many provide awesome benefits and results applied appropriately. But, many people do not apply these methods appropriately and the results are no fun!!! I was one of those folks. Being an athlete and collegiate volleyball player, I yearned to still compete post college. That is when I took up running. At first, I hated it, but it was something I knew I coul

What is this foam rolling we hear gym goers talk about and how can it benefit me??? Foam rolling has many AWESOME benefits for all of us, whether we are avid hitting the weights, hitting the trails, or are just beginning our fitness journey! 3 Reasons for YOU to Foam Roll!! 1. Foam rolling breaks up your deep, tight connective tissue (myofascia) that can impede movement, flexibility, and sometimes cause injury! Common areas that the majority of us get tight and that can be

Being a runner and training other runners, it can be aggravating and so frustrating to be set back in your training because of shin...