best stretches for your legs after running? : Community Message Boards
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k2holmes
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Fri, Jun 1, 2012 13:06
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best stretches for your legs after running?
If anyone can send me some info on what types of stretches they find most effective after a run I would really appreciate it. I walk for a cool down and then follow up with some lunges and hamstring stretches.
Thanks for your suggestions!
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TimeToFly
NU
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Sat, Jun 2, 2012 07:06
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See link attached
I do dynamic stretching before my run and static stretches afterward. A foam roller works well after my rn especially for IT band.
Here's some good examples : http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_1/126.shtml
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8191
CT
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Sat, Jun 2, 2012 08:06
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8191
CT
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Sat, Jun 2, 2012 08:06
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8191
CT
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Sat, Jun 2, 2012 08:06
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freakfreeloader
Edmonton AB
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Sat, Jun 2, 2012 08:06
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There is a great book called Sport Stretch by Michael J. Alter I recommend this should be in everbodys library that trains.
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1144
Desert Hot Springs CA
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Sat, Jun 2, 2012 18:06
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rmatt06
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Sat, Jun 2, 2012 20:06
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Stretching
Stretching is perhaps one of the most controversial fitness subjects of present day. Passionate debates arise between those who perceive the benefits of stretching and those who think stretching is one of the worst activities you can partake in, especially if you’re already injured. It’s a tradition that’s hard to break because so many of us have the stretching necessity ingrained in our heads as we’ve listened to coaches, trainers, professional athletes, researchers, and doctors throughout our fitness lives. Although research shows stretching has no value and may actually cause harm, people find it difficult to “Just Say ‘no’ to stretching.” Now, to clarify, I’m primarily talking about static stretching – that’s the “stretch and hold” type of stretching. Dynamic stretching is different as it promotes natural movements and range of motion that typically isn’t harmful if done properly. I’m all for moving natural and natural/normal range of motion of joints and muscles but I don’t think that we need to call this “stretching.”
This is because flexibility is a reflection of health and fitness, not stretching.
Stretching Weakens Muscles
The thought that stretching relaxes and is therapeutic for tight muscles is not only a misconception, it has never been proven. It actually weakens muscles, and that’s definitely not a good thing. Muscle tightness is due to an imbalance. The imbalance lies within the neuromuscular system – so it is a reflection of the nervous system via the muscular system. The idea that many physicians, therapists, coaches, and athletes have that you need to stretch a tight muscle to relax it and exercise a neurologically weak muscle to strengthen it is incorrect. It sounds nice, but your body doesn’t work that way.
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TimeToFly
NU
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Sun, Jun 3, 2012 08:06
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While that may be the case for some people...
If I don't stretch gently after I use my muscles a lot then I will have muscle pain for the next few days. If I stretch I have little to no residual pain. I am currently under doctors care for an injured mustle. The therapy is to warm it, exercise it, stretch it then ice it. It's working!
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donnasim
Baton Rouge LA
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Sun, Jun 3, 2012 20:06
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Always stretch
Muscels really smile when they are stretched before and after exercising.
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