Why Tight Leg Muscles Are a Good Thing for Running Performance
Tight leg muscles might not be a bad thing for running. It’s important that you avoid stretching before running as tight leg muscles may improve….
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Stretches for Runners
Outlining the stretches for runners that cause injuries, not prevents them.
Why Runners Should Ditch Their Stretching Routines
More research validates why runners should ditch their pre-run stretching routines.
Stretching Exercises Before Running Spoils a Runners Balance and Performance
To date, no evidence exists to back claims that stretching exercises for running improves performance or prevents injury.
Why Runners Should Forget About Static Stretches
Feeling stiff? Well if you are, static stretches aren’t the answer. It turns out that static stretching exercises before a run spoils performance, especially in young runners
Static Stretching Exercises No Good For Runners
Are static stretching exercises before running a bad thing? A new study found that pre-run static stretching impaired pace strategy and neuromuscular variables, increased muscle activation, and resulted in a higher rating of perceived exertion in well-trained distance runners.
Stretching Before Running Leads Injury
Stretching before running may create tiny micro-tears in the muscle fibers and tendons which may effect endurance capacity and injury. micro-tearing from stretching has been […]
Running Warm Up Better than Stretching
Running warm up exercises is better than stretching before a run in preventing injuries and improving movement and pace efficiency.
Why Stretching Before Running Should Be Completely Avoided
Forefoot runners should avoid stretching before running as there’s no solid evidence on how much flexibility is needed to stay injury-free.