TGIF, right!? 
I ran my scheduled 4 miles on the school gym’s track today. The track is INCREDIBLY slanted and because of that my IT band ended up acting up a couple times. I learned my lesson from training for my last half marathon and DID NOT run through the pain. Whenever it bugged me. I stopped and took time to stretch out my hips and glutes and am so happy I did because I don’t feel any pain at all now. Obviously, if i
Stretching and Rolling for Runners
Stretching is very important for runners, so today I thought that I would share the stretches that I do post-run. I actually don’t stretch too much before I run. Usually I’ll warm up on the bike or do some light jogging for a few minutes and then stretch out anything that’s sore.
Post-Run Yoga
I’ve found that some fantastic stretches to do post-run are actually yoga poses. The first is downward dog. I love it because it’s a great back of the leg stretch, hitting the hamstrings, calves, and arches of your feet. 
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Another great post-run yoga stretch is pigeon. Pigeon is one of my favorite yoga poses. It stretches out your thighs, glutes, groin, IT band, and psoas.
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After yoga-ing, I’ll stretch in runners lunge and follow that up with a quad stretch.
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Then I’ll finish off with some hamstring stretching. I have very flexible hamstrings so I’ll usually stretch them with front and center splits, but there are lots of other hamstring stretches that are great – like these !
Rollin’
Also, before and after I run I spend some quality time with my mini foam roller.
I roll my IT bands ( here ’s a good video demonstration) and then my glutes.
So, there you have it. My post run stretches!
Disclaimer: I am not a fitness professional, just sharing what I do to stretch after my runs. Stretching should NOT be painful.You should feel a stretch, which may be slightly uncomfortable, but if you feel pain, you’re going too far. Overstretching and stretching without a proper warm-up can cause microscopic tears in your muscle fibres or connective tissues so make sure you don’t go beyond where you are comfortable and that you are warm before stretching.
Do you stretch after you run/exercise?
What are some of your favorite stretches?
TGIF, right!?
I ran my scheduled 4 miles on the school gym’s track today. The track is INCREDIBLY slanted and because of that my IT band ended up acting up a couple times. I learned my lesson from training for my last half marathon and DID NOT run through the pain. Whenever it bugged me. I stopped and took time to stretch out my hips and glutes and am so happy I did because I don’t feel any pain at all now. Obviously, if i
Stretching and Rolling for Runners
Stretching is very important for runners, so today I thought that I would share the stretches that I do post-run. I actually don’t stretch too much before I run. Usually I’ll warm up on the bike or do some light jogging for a few minutes and then stretch out anything that’s sore.
Post-Run Yoga
I’ve found that some fantastic stretches to do post-run are actually yoga poses. The first is downward dog. I love it because it’s a great back of the leg stretch, hitting the hamstrings, calves, and arches of your feet.
[ source ]
Another great post-run yoga stretch is pigeon. Pigeon is one of my favorite yoga poses. It stretches out your thighs, glutes, groin, IT band, and psoas.
[ source ]
After yoga-ing, I’ll stretch in runners lunge and follow that up with a quad stretch.
[ source ] [ source ]
Then I’ll finish off with some hamstring stretching. I have very flexible hamstrings so I’ll usually stretch them with front and center splits, but there are lots of other hamstring stretches that are great – like these !
Rollin’
Also, before and after I run I spend some quality time with my mini foam roller.
I roll my IT bands ( here ’s a good video demonstration) and then my glutes.
So, there you have it. My post run stretches!
Disclaimer: I am not a fitness professional, just sharing what I do to stretch after my runs. Stretching should NOT be painful.You should feel a stretch, which may be slightly uncomfortable, but if you feel pain, you’re going too far. Overstretching and stretching without a proper warm-up can cause microscopic tears in your muscle fibres or connective tissues so make sure you don’t go beyond where you are comfortable and that you are warm before stretching.
Do you stretch after you run/exercise?
What are some of your favorite stretches?