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Mobility & Dynamic Warm-up For Runners
You can also use these movements to prepare or recover from any workout or activity.
Here are links to mobility videos that give a bit more detail for each movement.
Ankle Circles (add the hip circle to this)
Twist & Reach (add the knee lift and calf raise to this)
Increase blood flow to the whole body, especially ankles, calves, thighs, hips, trunk, and shoulders
Mobilizes ribs and increases the ability of lungs to expand
Helps you get ready and recover from any activity
Stand with feet hip-width apart
Stand with feet hip-width apart
Hip Flexion with Calf Raise & Body Twist
Stand with feet hip-width apart and then step one leg back into a quarter-lunge position
Place your hands above your knees & squat down as low as you can go supporting yourself with your hands
Push feet into the ground and push hands into your lower thigh bones to stand tall
Take a deep breath as you reach your hands above your head
Place your hands on your hips
Circle your hips to the left, then back, then to the right, then forward and repeat
As you circle your hips, let your feet roll onto the sides (outside on one foot and inside on the other), then heels, then onto the other sides, then onto the balls of the feet and repeat
Hip Flexion with Calf Raise & Body Twist
Lift the knee of your back leg forward & high as if you are jumping up into the air
Reach your arms up and back (past the knee that you are lifting)
As you do this, come onto the balls of the foot of your standing leg
Return to starting position and repeat
Repeat this set of three movements 5 times