#stretchingisgood

[jennzone]

S T R E T C H....any time, anywhere & here’s why: 1) Increases flexibility 2) Improves range of motion in joints 3) Increases blood flow to muscles 4) Improves posture 5) Helps relieve stress & can calm your mind Whether you’re at your desk, standing in a line or in a field like I am in this photo, take a moment to stretch! I had been sitting for a few hours at an event just enjoying the day & didn’t really notice how quickly time passed! I had been sitting for hours! Felt REALLY good to stretch before I jumped into my jeep to head home. It gave me the boost needed for the drive ahead. So yep, take a moment to stretch even if it’s for only for 5 minutes. I guarantee it will make you feel great!🙂 * * * #stretchitout #stretchdaily #movementismedicine #movementislife #stretchingisgood #fascialrelease #backbendlove #frontbodystrerch #anteriorchain #stretchingout #movedaily #nkmclothingbarbados #jenzentips #jenzenyoga #jenzenwellness #befreebetruebeyou (at Bridgetown, Barbados) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4PopYHhdar/?igshid=5zgdmj1aaywl

[elitetodd-blog-blog]

Smart Stretching · Experience Life. A lot of the bodily pain we feel is from tight muscles! Put time in to stretch!

[letsoverwhelmtheworld]

The Right Running Form Can Be Hard

It's been about a week since I started looking into how to protect my knees when I run. Alot of the information I found had to do with my running form and stride mechanics, so I consolidated some tips and made a plan.

After attempting to run in the this corrected form over the last week (landing mid-stride with feet under center mass, keep feet facing forward to reduce strain on knee's hinge joint, keep weight off heel and using hip propulsion to carry energy forward into the next stride), I've discovered it's much harder than I expected. A new host of questions arises (how to keep my back straight if I'm leaning forward over my ankles, am I running too slow if I run under 180 strides per minute...) but I'm no expert, and I need to pace myself, learning as I go.

A directive I've come to live by over the last 3 years is to listen to my body. It has a lot more to say than I used to think. And I think my body will continue to tell me what I need to improve regarding running. Yes, there are certain aches and pains that will be inevitable and that I just need to push through, but those pains can also be warnings that I need to change something lest long term damage or pain be in my future.

When I (attempt) to run in this corrected form, for example, my shins hurt a little and my hip sockets are pretty uncomfortable by the end (which, right now, is about 2 miles). So I got online and read about shin pain (treatment suggestions: stretching [which I know I should be doing more of anyway], icing, and continue to work on my form.

Thankfully, I'm deep enough into this running thing that I'm not discouraged enough to quit. I like running (eek! I never thought I'd say that!) and while I'm running, I get the urge to do other physical activities (rock climbing, for example, which is strange, because I don't really like it--I don't have the forearm strength; but I used to say I didn't like another form of physical activity, so...).