Stretching

Determinedtoloseliz
Determinedtoloseliz Posts: 89 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I need some tips for different stretches as i only know a few myself.

I have just starting doing C25K, my legs dont hurt now but I want to get into a good habit before I run into difficulties.

I dont mind if you just leave the name and i will look them up or a website/video you have used.

Thanks

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  • Cave_Goose
    Cave_Goose Posts: 156 Member
    Villae81 wrote: »
    Lookup dynamic stretching I do those

    Yes, dynamic stretching before a run. Static stretching after. You can google both (also check Runner's World website).

    I love the C25K program! I started 2 years ago. I couldn't run a full minute without being exhausted. Now I'm 45lbs lighter, and I've run a full marathon. But I will warn you that it took me a long time to start "loving" running. I remember thinking after my first 4 months, "Where's this 'runner's high' everyone talks about?" I just kept registering for races to motivate me. I got hooked, about 6 months in.

    Good luck, and enjoy it!
  • robininfl
    robininfl Posts: 1,137 Member
    I liked Kelly Starrett's Ready To Run book, it's intimidating in a way but has Very Good Advice on stretching and mobility for running - I mistakenly assumed that running doesn't need a big range of motion, it's not like dancing where you do high kicks and splits and crazy stuff. I was wrong! You do need a good range of motion to run safely, tight things make you move wrong and this adds up to injury.

    So you are on the right track with wanting to stretch. Not right before, I don't ever stretch before running except for a few kicks, do not believe cold stretching is a good warmup. But after, and generally, yes.
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    Determinedtoloseliz wrote: »
    I have just starting doing C25K, my legs dont hurt now but I want to get into a good habit before I run into difficulties.

    This doesn't answer your question, but it addresses your concern. To minimize future problems, 1) wear shoes fitted by the staff at a good running shoe store, and 2) have your running form assessed by a running coach, a sports physiotherapist, a good personal trainer, etc.. or at least video yourself running on a treadmill, preferably when fatigued. :+1:
  • pomegranatecloud
    pomegranatecloud Posts: 812 Member
    MYRTL: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2GLrKr54yA0
  • jonthemusse
    jonthemusse Posts: 106 Member
    Just don't get dynamic and ballistic stretching mixed up.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    edited April 2016
    I just finished c25k at age 60 and never a runner. I fully expected to make It only half way thru thinking I'd have hip & knee issues. My warmup is 5 min walk then 5 min dynamic warmup. Warm up includes squats, front or back lunges, side lunges, gluten kick backs, &high steps. 10-15 each x 2 sets. My post stetches are calves, hamstrings, quads, adductors, hip flexors, plus several upper body stretches. Good luck everyone. ..if I can do it, anyone can!

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