Runner's Series Part 2: Stretching Basics
When I ask runners if they stretch, I often see diverted eyes and silent nods as they mumble, “When I have time I try to…sometimes.” It is like when your dental hygienist asks if you floss every day as they are performing your cleaning, you grunt sounds of “Yeah, yeah, of course!” I’m going to let you in on a little secret- they know the majority of us don’t floss every day (for the record, we should all be trying to floss every day!) It’s similar to the way a physical the
Runner’s Series Part 1: Staying injury free during training…it’s all about the glutes!
Training for a race is hard, time-consuming work no matter the distance you are training for. The desire to get all the miles in often leads to less time spent on essential aspects of training- strengthening, stretching, cross training and nutrition. All of these aspects of training are important to cross that finish line healthy and injury free. As a runner, I am guilty of these same things and I have paid the price. Even physical therapists are subject to injury when w
