I get this question a lot… “What’s the best way to warm up for runners?” It depends! You don’t NEED to “warm up” before you run… In fact, a lot of other types of athletes use running as a warm-up. Some people feel “stiff” or “cold” when they start to run, and maybe for these …
Static stretching is the most common form of stretching that I see misused. It seems like it’s been ingrained into the minds of all active people that stretching is necessary to be athletic or active, but this is not the case. There are three major reasons I hear the most regarding why people are static …
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People make it seem like common sense that there are inherently “good” and “bad” ways to do exercises. I frequently hear things like … “squatting knees past toes is dangerous!” or “deadlifting incorrectly will cause you to slip a disc.” This isn’t the case. It can be safe to train seemingly “dangerous” lifts. For example, …
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INTRO TO STRETCHING The art of stretching has been ingrained into the minds of runners for all of time. The concept of stretching muscles prior to physical activity can be traced back to the ancient Greeks where they believed that it should be an integral part of an athlete’s or soldier’s training. Even Hippocrates “The …
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