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The best dynamic warm-up stretches for runners

Get the blood flowing and muscles firing with these six warm-up stretches for runners to prevent injury and feel your best.
During a tough run, it’s easy to find yourself counting down the minutes until the cool down. But when the glorious moment arrives, it’s also pretty tempting to skip stretching in favor of chugging ...
Running is fun! Stretching, less so. Yes, we know we’re supposed to, but why ruin a good endorphin buzz by doing something boring? We’ve all come up with excuses to put off running’s sensible sibling, ...
When a move is called the World’s Greatest Stretch, it really has to produce the goods, so it’s fortunate that the World’s Greatest Stretch really is one that everyone should be doing, because it ...
When talking specifics, stretching terminology can get confusing. “Passive” and “static” generally refer to the same old-school method of relaxing into a stretch and holding it for 30 to 60 seconds.
If you’re a runner, you may warm up with some dynamic hamstring stretches and reward your glutes and quads with a little foam rolling action when you’re done. But how often are you doing hip flexor ...
Along with bruised toenails, chafing and blisters, hip pain is one of those annoying-yet-all-too-common side effects of running. In fact, in a 2018 survey of 675 marathon runners, nearly half of the ...
If you follow these tips, you might find yourself looking forward to your indoor treadmill runs rather than dreading them.
Yoga can be an excellent way to improve your flexibility, a key component of mobility. It can also have a calming effect and ...
Let me hit you with a very controversial health statement: Stretching is just as important, if not more important, than your workout. Okay, that might not seem controversial, but you would think so ...