Happy Thanksgiving. Could you use a Warm-up Before You Eat?
The annual eating frenzy is about to begin. Here are a few tips we want to share with you to perhaps lessen the negative side effects of the family feast this year.
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Exercise of the Week Workout #4 Running Warmup
EXERCISE OF THE WEEK WORKOUT #4
RUNNING WARMUP
Here is the complete Running Warmup for you to follow. Give it a shot the next time you are headed out for a run. We have taken the time to put together an intelligent warmup that incorporates the various components necessary to promote an efficient stride. Here is the extra descriptions for each move along with the number of repetitions of each.
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Fitness Tip of the Week #16 Stretching for True Range of Motion
A few weeks back in a tip on stretching we wanted to make sure you hold your stretches for at least 30 seconds or more. We talked a bit about the physiology behind muscles and the nervous system and how they play a role in flexibility. To go along with this last post, I would like to give you another tip for your stretches that is essential to getting the most out of your flexibility routines.
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Exercise of the Week #38 Full Squats
EXERCISE OF THE WEEK #38
FULL SQUATS
Full Squats or Free Squats are one of the more common exercises we use at the end of warm-ups and cool-downs to introduce proper loading into the hips, knees, and ankles. With the progression of the warm-up exercises leading into this one all designed to properly align the skeletal system, this moves help to reinforce this anatomically correct position.
Exercise of the Week #37 Standing Hip Flexor Stretch
EXERCISE OF THE WEEK #37
Standing Hip Flexor Stretch
You can never do enough lengthening of the hip flexors with the amount of siting we are forced to do as a part of our jobs. This is the main reason why we decided to add an additional stretch for the hip flexors as a part of the running warm-up. This is a great stretch that can even be done throughout the day to help break the tightness that we suffer from as we sit.
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Fitness Tip of the Week #14 Are You Taking the Time to Stretch?
This week I have been doing quite a bit of stretching. I mostly wanted to combat the tightness that I was beginning to feel as a result of sitting in classes and studying at my desk, along with the lifting I have been doing as a part of training. It feels good to be able to bend and twist now without significant tightness in my lower back, hamstrings, hip flexors, etc. As I was thinking of a good tip for the week, I remembered how we always used to stretch in PE classes and for team warm-ups several years back. Typically, you hold a stretch and count to 10 or so. This week though, and from now on, you should try holding each stretch you do for at least thirty seconds or even up to a minute. Ten seconds is really not long enough to significantly and adequately lengthen out the muscle fibers and tendons.
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Exercise of the Week #35 Runner's Stretch
EXERCISE OF THE WEEK #35
Runners Stretch
Runner's Stretch is an excellent move for lengthening out the hamstrings. Like the previous week's exercise to lengthen the hip flexors, keeping the hamstrings flexible is an important part of becoming a more efficient runner. Take the time throughout the day to stretch out your hamstrings if you spend quite a bit of time in a seated position. The impact you can make in a few short days will make a difference in your running.
Fitness Tip of the Week #9, Dress Warm!
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Fitness Tip of the Week #7, Do you go Barefoot?
Welcome Back for the 7th installment of our Fitness Tip of the Week Program. Here’s another tip that I would recommend you make a habit of during your warm-ups. During your warm-up, keep your shoes off. If you are going for a run, definitely check out some of our warm-up posts. They provide the necessary stimulus to the muscular system to make sure that your body will be moving in an efficient manner. But still, the muscles of the feet need the proper stimulus so they can do their job of holding the foot in its proper alignment so that the impact of running will be dispersed evenly and efficiently.
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A New Feature, Fitness Tip of the Week!
Now that We have josh doing his weekly posts about his marathon training I wanted to get another one of our trainers involved. Loren has been wanting to start a new section on the blog that is a weekly fitness tip. This is going to be a great addition to the blog and I am very excited to get this going.